]]>Mark Engebretson3:12The Dean reviews ‘The Color Kittens’https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2020/05/the-dean-reviews-the-color-kittens/
Wed, 06 May 2020 15:43:31 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/?p=32915Dean of Libraries Lisa German joins Lisa Von Drasek to review "The Color Kittens" on this installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries. "The Color Kittens" is a children's book by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Alice and Martin Provensen, and published, as part of the Little Golden Books series, in 1949.Dean of Libraries Lisa German joins Lisa Von Drasek to review "The Color Kittens" on this installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries. "The Color Kittens" is a children's book by Margaret Wise Brown,
The Color Kittens is a children's book by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Alice and Martin Provensen, and published, as part of the Little Golden Books series, in 1949.
About Lisa Von Drasek and Lisa GermanLisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries and host of Read This Book! Lisa German is the University Librarian and Dean of Libraries at the University of Minnesota Libraries.
About Read This Book!
Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes. Audio from Read This Book! is available on iTunes at Von Drasek's The Blue Ox Review podcast.

]]>Mark EngebretsonEarth Day 2020: Books about the environmenthttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2020/04/books-about-the-environment/
Tue, 21 Apr 2020 20:06:37 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/?p=32528To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Kristen Mastel has chosen three books to highlight the environment and the world around us. They are: "Braided Sweetgrass," by Robin Wall Kimmerer, "Onigamiising: Seasons of an Ojibwe Year" by Linda LeGarde Grover, and "Climate Justice" by Mary Robinson.To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Kristen Mastel has chosen three books to highlight the environment and the world around us. They are: "Braided Sweetgrass," by Robin Wall Kimmerer, "Onigamiising: Seasons of an Ojibwe Year" by Linda LeG...
They are:

About Lisa Von Drasek and Kristen MastelLisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries and host of Read This Book! Kristen Mastel is an Outreach and Instruction Librarian at the University of Minnesota Libraries.
About Read This Book!
Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes. Audio from Read This Book! is available on iTunes at Von Drasek's The Blue Ox Review podcast.

]]>Mark Engebretson8:37Annotated Editions: Sherlock Holmes and Sandmanhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2020/04/the-annotated-sherlock-holmes-and-the-annotated-sandman/
Wed, 08 Apr 2020 16:21:42 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/?p=32244Tim Johnson recommends two annotated books — Sherlock Holmes and the Sandman — in this installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries.Tim Johnson recommends two annotated books — Sherlock Holmes and the Sandman — in this installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries.
The Annotated Sherlock Holmes — a two-volume set edited by William S. Baring-Gould — contains every word that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) ever wrote about the adventures of the detective and the doctor.

The Annotated Sandman — by Neil Gaiman and edited by Leslie S. Klinger — is a New York Times bestselling graphic novel.
About Lisa Von Drasek and Tim JohnsonLisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries and host of Read This Book! Tim Johnson is Curator of Special Collections and Rare Books and the E. W. McDiarmid Curator of the Sherlock Holmes Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries.
About Read This Book!
Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes. Audio from Read This Book! is available on iTunes at Von Drasek's The Blue Ox Review podcast.

]]>Mark Engebretson6:06#OperationReadAloud fills a needed gap for kidshttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2020/03/operationreadaloud-fills-a-needed-gap-for-kids/
Sun, 29 Mar 2020 05:30:37 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/?p=31980With schools closed and libraries shuttered due to COVID-19, children find themselves sequestered at home — many without enough books or activities to appease their curiosity. Enter Lisa Von Drasek, the energetic curator of the University of Minnesota’s Children’s Literature Research Collections, who has created a social media campaign called #OperationReadAloud as a way to reach children and families.With schools closed and libraries shuttered due to COVID-19, children find themselves sequestered at home — many without enough books or activities to appease their curiosity. Enter Lisa Von Drasek, the energetic curator of the University of Minnesota’...Lisa Von Drasek

With schools closed and libraries shuttered due to COVID-19, children find themselves sequestered at home — many without enough books or activities to appease their curiosity.

Enter Lisa Von Drasek, the energetic curator of the University of Minnesota’s Children’s Literature Research Collections.

Von Drasek has created a social media campaign called #OperationReadAloud as a way to pull together children's book authors, illustrators, and advocates to record themselves reading books aloud and delivering workshops in writing and drawing.

The content, aggregated on the #OperationReadAloud Facebook Group, focuses on children and young adults. As of March 27, the Group, open to anyone, has 580 members.
Read alouds reaching children around the world
“It’s all over the world — people are checking in from New Zealand — and it’s really fabulous,” Von Drasek said. “There’s also amazing gratitude from the people who are locked down in Italy, which is how this all started.”

In February, Von Drasek served as a judge in Bologna, Italy for the 2020 Bolognaragazzi, an awards program for best picture books of the year. After Von Drasek returned home, she stayed in contact with her friends in Italy. In early March, she came up with the idea to recruit people to record themselves reading aloud for children in Italy.

“I thought, ‘I know a lot of children’s books people. I bet they would love to read aloud from a book.’”

Soon, of course, in the United States the coronavirus surfaced and started spreading. So the next step was creating the #OperationReadAloud Facebook group as a way to aggregate and share reading in the United States and around the world.

Along the way, many publishers agreed to loosen copyright restrictions to allow their authors to share readings on YouTube, Facebook, and other platforms. “The generosity of the publishers has been amazing,” Von Drasek said.

As of March 27, there are nearly 60 videos posted and they range from readings and workshops to “art-alouds.”
Stemple, DiCamillo, and Grimes are contributorsHeidi Stemple

Heidi E.Y. Stemple, Kate DiCamillo, and Nikki Grimes are just a few of the contributors.

“I wanted to do something special for the kids who are out there doing school and wanted some extra activities,” Stemple said in one of her videos, adding that she was going to read from her book, Counting Birds, with the permission of her publisher, Quarto Books.

DiCamillo is focusing on writing tips for budding authors. She noted that the first thing she did that particular morning was what she does every morning: write two pages.

Kate DiCamillo

“So, what I’m going to ask y’all to do — if you are interested in writing a story — is to think: ‘what kind of routine can I get into where I can make a commitment to write a certain amount of pages each day for a story.’”

To get started, DiCamillo recommended that authors pretend that they are writing a letter to someone. “So, just write the letter. And then we’re going to meet back here later on and I’ll give you another tip.”

Grimes recently read from her book of poems, Between the Lines, which includes one of her favorite characters,]]>Mark Engebretson7:02Women on the Air: Dr. Joyce Jacksonhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2020/03/women-on-the-air-dr-joyce-jackson/
Fri, 20 Mar 2020 20:31:25 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/?p=31381KUOM radio's Minnesota School of the Air series People Worth Hearing About first aired in 1969 with programs that featured biographies of prominent African Americans. In 1971, the program broadcast an interview with Dr. Joyce Jackson, the newly appointed Principal of Central High School in Minneapolis.KUOM radio's Minnesota School of the Air series People Worth Hearing About first aired in 1969 with programs that featured biographies of prominent African Americans. In 1971, the program broadcast an interview with Dr. Joyce Jackson,Minnesota School of the Air: People Worth Hearing About - Joyce Jackson. Broadcast date: November 21, 1973. Audio reel and cue sheet, tray 118, University of Minnesota Radio and Television Broadcasting records, ua01039, University Archives.
Season 3: Episode 3. Women on the Air: Joyce Jackson

You are listening to U of M Radio on Your Historic Dial Podcast. Welcome to Season 3 Women on the Air: Episode 3 Joyce Jackson.

This is Rebecca from University Archives. In a previous episode, we introduced you to the Minnesota School of the Air series People Worth Hearing About, which originated on KUOM radio in 1969 with programs that featured biographies of prominent African Americans. The series later expanded to include persons who according to School of the Air director Betty Girling, “have – for the most part – been overlooked in the writings of our history, because they were non-white, or non-male…” The series began with profiles of historical figures told in the form of dramatization, where a voice actor played the figure and depicted a scene from their life, punctuated with musical transitions and sound effects. In subsequent seasons, School of the Air staff produced recorded interviews with living persons. This brings us to the featured historic broadcast for this episode, the November 21, 1973 program of People Worth Hearing About, an interview with Dr. Joyce Jackson, Principal of Central High School in Minneapolis.

In a July 1973 letter addressed to Jackson, Assistant Producer Walter Brody described the inspiration for this program:

“Dear Ms. Jackson,

This is the sixth school year that the Minnesota School of the Air has scheduled vignette biographies of outstanding minority Americans, on a daily basis, for in-school listening…

… Wherever possible, after the first year we stressed only historic personalities, we have tried to interlace historic figures with people living today, and with local people, in order that our listeners in Grades 4-5-6 learn that Minnesotans, too, have made, and are making, contributions of great value in their areas of specialization.

With “living” personalities, we usually try to arrange for a “live” interview, since the voice of the American so cited adds a level of understanding and appreciation for these Intermediate Gradesters, in addition to the timeliness and authenticity of whatever she or he may choose to say. We try to pick people each year who will give us as broad a range as possible, in occupations, age, experience, etc.

Your new position as principal of Minneapolis Central High School is one we feel to be of interest to the children at this level and will give them an opportunity to gain greater understanding of the role of a school principal. We hope you will accept our request to participate in an interview for this series...

… At the moment we are collecting data and preparing the Teachers’ Manual... We would appreciate it if you could send us a resume... From this we will construct… copy which will give the teachers using the series some idea in advance of the broadcast of your present responsibilities and past accomplishments...”[1]

The copy printed in the 1973-74 Teacher’s Handbook appeared in part, as follows:

]]>Mark Engebretson1clean15:15‘Making Comics’ with Lisa Von Drasekhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2020/03/making-comics-with-lisa-von-drasek/
Fri, 20 Mar 2020 04:17:09 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/?p=31714Lisa Von Drasek discusses Making Comics by Scott McCloud, Making Comics by Lynda Barry, and Comics: Easy as ABC by Ivan Brunetti in this episode of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries.Lisa Von Drasek discusses Making Comics by Scott McCloud, Making Comics by Lynda Barry, and Comics: Easy as ABC by Ivan Brunetti in this episode of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries.
Von Drasek makes the connection that teaching children how to make comics is another key tool to instill in them the love of writing and reading.
About Lisa Von Drasek and Zach MillerLisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries and host of Read This Book! Zach Miller is head of communications for Minitex at the University of Minnesota Libraries.
About Read This Book!
Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes. Audio from Read This Book! is available on iTunes at Von Drasek's The Blue Ox Review podcast.

]]>Mark Engebretson1clean6:33‘The Lunar Chronicles’ reviewed on Read This Book!https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2020/03/the-lunar-chronicles-reviewed-on-read-this-book/
Thu, 05 Mar 2020 14:22:08 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/?p=31488Jessica Abbazio, the University of Minnesota music librarian, reviews "The Lunar Chronicles" by Melissa Meyers on this installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries. The Lunar Chronicles is a series of young adult science fiction novels that are futuristic retellings of classic fairy tales.Jessica Abbazio, the University of Minnesota music librarian, reviews "The Lunar Chronicles" by Melissa Meyers on this installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries. The Lunar Chronicles is a series of young adult science fic...
The Lunar Chronicles is a series of young adult science fiction novels that are futuristic retellings of classic fairy tales.

Abbazio discusses the book with host, Lisa Von Drasek, curator of the U of M Children's Literature Research Collections.
About Lisa Von Drasek and Jessica AbbazioLisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries and host of Read This Book! Jessica Abbazio is the Music Librarian at the University of Minnesota Libraries.
About Read This Book!
Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes. Audio from Read This Book! is available on iTunes at Von Drasek's The Blue Ox Review podcast.

]]>Mark Engebretson14:26A tribute to Wendy Pradt Lougeehttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2020/02/a-tribute-to-wendy-pradt-lougee/
Tue, 25 Feb 2020 14:59:32 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/?p=31247Throughout her career, Wendy Pradt Lougee has been at the forefront nationally — developing programs, initiatives, and policies that have revolutionized academic librarianship. Lougee is retiring February 27, 2020, after more than 17 years as University Librarian and Dean of Libraries at the University of Minnesota. In this video, several of Lougee's colleagues pay tribute to her contributions to the library profession and to the University of Minnesota.Throughout her career, Wendy Pradt Lougee has been at the forefront nationally — developing programs, initiatives, and policies that have revolutionized academic librarianship. Lougee is retiring February 27, 2020,
Lougee is retiring February 27, 2020, after more than 17 years as University Librarian and Dean of Libraries at the University of Minnesota. In this video, several of Lougee's colleagues pay tribute to her contributions to the library profession and to the University of Minnesota.]]>Mark Engebretson12:25‘A Shark Going Inland Is My Chief’https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2020/02/a-shark-going-inland-is-my-chief/
Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:29:37 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/?p=31005Zach Miller reviews A Shark Going Inland Is My Chief on this installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries.Zach Miller reviews A Shark Going Inland Is My Chief on this installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries.
The book traces the origins of the Hawaiians and other Polynesians back to the shores of the South China Sea. Archaeologist Patrick Vinton Kirch follows their voyages of discovery across the Pacific in this fascinating history of Hawaiian culture from about one thousand years ago.
About Lisa Von Drasek and Zach MillerLisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries and host of Read This Book! Zach Miller is head of communications for Minitex at the University of Minnesota Libraries.
About Read This Book!
Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes. Audio from Read This Book! is available on iTunes at Von Drasek's The Blue Ox Review podcast.

]]>Mark Engebretson16:04Video preview: ‘A Woman’s Place’ exhibithttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2020/02/video-preview-a-womans-place-exhibit/
Fri, 07 Feb 2020 15:39:13 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/?p=30979See a video preview of the Libraries' current exhibit, "A Woman's Place: Women and Work," at the Elmer L. Andersen Library at the University of Minnesota. The exhibit runs through March 6.See a video preview of the Libraries' current exhibit, "A Woman's Place: Women and Work," at the Elmer L. Andersen Library at the University of Minnesota. The exhibit runs through March 6.
The exhibit attempts to unpack the stories of what “women’s work” truly embodies by pulling materials from units across the University Libraries' Archives and Special Collections.

Curators: Linnea Anderson, Kate Dietrick, and Caitlin Marineau
Exhibit designer: Darren Terpstra]]>Mark Engebretson4:05‘Artificial Unintelligence’ reviewed on Read This Book!https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2020/02/artificial-unintelligence-reviewed-on-read-this-book/
Wed, 05 Feb 2020 20:56:40 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/?p=30971Cody Hennesy gave a thumbs up to Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World by Meredith Broussard in the latest installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries. In the book, Broussard argues that our collective enthusiasm for applying computer technology to every aspect of life has resulted in a tremendous amount of poorly designed systems.Cody Hennesy gave a thumbs up to Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World by Meredith Broussard in the latest installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries. In the book,
In the book, Broussard argues that our collective enthusiasm for applying computer technology to every aspect of life has resulted in a tremendous amount of poorly designed systems. We are so eager to do everything digitally — hiring, driving, paying bills, even choosing romantic partners — that we have stopped demanding that our technology actually work.

Hennesy was joined by Read This Book host, Lisa Von Drasek.
About Lisa Von Drasek and Cody HennesyLisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries and host of Read This Book! Cody Hennesy is the Journalism & Digital Media Librarian at University of Minnesota Libraries.
About Read This Book!
Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes. Audio from Read This Book! is available on iTunes at Von Drasek's The Blue Ox Review podcast.

]]>Mark Engebretson4:46Mapping a better way forwardhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2020/01/mapping-a-better-way-forward/
Tue, 07 Jan 2020 15:04:06 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/?p=29923The Mapping Prejudice Project at the University of Minnesota’s John R. Borchert Map Library taps into a growing community interest to confront painful legacies of racism and to work towards a more equitable future.The Mapping Prejudice Project at the University of Minnesota’s John R. Borchert Map Library taps into a growing community interest to confront painful legacies of racism and to work towards a more equitable future.The Mapping Prejudice Project at the University of Minnesota’s John R. Borchert Map Library taps into a growing community interest to confront painful legacies of racism and to work towards a more equitable future.

The project aims to change Minneapolis for the better and its first legislative victory came this spring at the Minnesota State Capitol Building. Gov. Tim Walz signed a new law that allows Minnesota homeowners to amend their property deeds in order to denounce racist language that was added to many deeds in the early 20th century.

The new law came about because of persistent work by activists who were inspired and supported by the findings of the University Libraries’ Mapping Prejudice Project. Project leaders uncovered, documented, and mapped the systematic use of property deeds to enforce racial segregation in the Minneapolis area.

More than a million Hennepin County deeds were processed to reveal over 38,000 restricted deeds. These documents were then transcribed and verified by a team of six researchers and a volunteer force of 2,924.

According to Project Director Kirsten Delegard, “Libraries are the best incubator for new forms of research and scholarship that can serve the needs of our communities.”

Origins of Mapping Prejudice
“Minneapolis has some of the highest racial disparities in the country and I was interested in looking at the past to understand how we got to that place,” Delegard said.

This research question grew out of Delegard’s work with the Historyapolis Project, which she founded in 2013. Historyapolis brought history alive for the general public by using social media and other digital tools to share images, documents, and stories from Minneapolis’ complicated past.

When Delegard began searching the archives for evidence of racial disparities in Minneapolis history, she found a set of documents that had created a system of racial segregation starting in the early 20th century. These documents were housing deeds that included something called a racial covenant — a racist clause that restricted the sale of certain houses and lots based on a person’s race. White people could purchase, but Black and brown people were excluded.

Although racial covenants have been illegal since the Fair Housing Act of 1968, the racist language remains present in many housing deeds today.

It was clear to Delegard that these covenants were worth further research. As she saw it, racist housing practices enshrined inequality in the law, creating unequal opportunities that could have repercussions lasting well beyond the time period when covenants were enforced. Delegard imagined it would be possible to create an interactive map that would show the spread of racial covenants through different Minneapolis neighborhoods over time. Such an illustration would be dynamic and compelling — and critical for educating the public about a painful part of Minneapolis history that had remained hidden in a set of housing records.
Problem solving and team building
Delegard contacted Penny Petersen, a local historian and author with decades of experience researching historic property records in Hennepin County. Petersen had relied on property records to plot the boundaries of Minneapolis’ long-forgotten brothel district for her book Minneapolis Madams: The Lost History of Prostitution on the Riverfront. She knew that Delegard’s proposed project would not be easy.

“I thought it was an intriguing idea, but an overwhelming one. I don’t think she was aware there are millions and millions of deeds and, really, where do you start?” Petersen said.

In addition to the overwhelming number of documents, Delegard’s project would also need some very specific expertise...]]>Mark EngebretsonHoliday baking books with Megan Kocherhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2019/12/holiday-baking-books-with-megan-kocher/
Fri, 20 Dec 2019 18:09:25 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/?p=30097Megan Kocher recommended two books on holiday baking in this episode of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries.Megan Kocher recommended two books on holiday baking in this episode of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries.
The books are:

* Suqar: Desserts & Sweets from the Modern Middle East by Greg and Lucy Malouf
* Holiday and Celebration Bread in Five Minutes a Day by Jeff Hertzberg, M.D., and Zoe Francois

About Lisa Von Drasek and Megan KocherLisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries and host of Read This Book! Megan Kocher is a Science Librarian and the Curator of the Doris Kirschner Cookbook Collection at the University's Magrath Library.
About Read This Book!
Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes. Audio from Read This Book! is available on iTunes at Von Drasek's The Blue Ox Review podcast.

]]>Mark Engebretson4:27‘Written in Red’ reviewed by Kimberly Clarkehttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2019/12/written-in-red-reviewed-by-kimberly-clarke/
Wed, 18 Dec 2019 17:37:31 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/?p=30094Kimberly Clarke reviews a fantasy novel, "Written in Red," by Anne Bishop in this installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries.Kimberly Clarke reviews a fantasy novel, "Written in Red," by Anne Bishop in this installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries.
About Lisa Von Drasek and Kimberly ClarkeLisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries and host of Read This Book! Kimberly Clarke is and Education Librarian at the University of Minnesota Libraries
About Read This Book!
Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes. Audio from Read This Book! is available on iTunes at Von Drasek's The Blue Ox Review podcast.

]]>Mark Engebretson9:45Books to give with Tim Johnsonhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2019/12/books-to-give-with-tim-johnson/
Mon, 16 Dec 2019 17:28:00 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/?p=30091Tim Johnson recommends two books: "The Devil's Due" by Bonnie MacBird — a Sherlock Holmes Adventure — and "Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger" by Rebecca Traister.Tim Johnson recommends two books: "The Devil's Due" by Bonnie MacBird — a Sherlock Holmes Adventure — and "Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger" by Rebecca Traister.
About Lisa Von Drasek and Tim JohnsonLisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries and host of Read This Book! Tim Johnson is Curator of Special Collections and Rare Books and the E. W. McDiarmid Curator of the Sherlock Holmes Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries.
About Read This Book!
Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes. Audio from Read This Book! is available on iTunes at Von Drasek's The Blue Ox Review podcast.

]]>Mark Engebretson7:42‘The Secret Life of Libraries’https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2019/12/the-secret-life-of-libraries/
Wed, 11 Dec 2019 17:40:10 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/?p=29897The Secret Life of Libraries was a smash hit to a crowded room of Libraries friends on Monday, December 9 at Coffman Memorial Union Theater. It truly was an evening of radio antics with A Prairie Home Companion veterans, Sue Scott, Tim Russell, and Richard Dworsky, who wrote the radio play based on the collections and the intrigue at the University of Minnesota Libraries.The Secret Life of Libraries was a smash hit to a crowded room of Libraries friends on Monday, December 9 at Coffman Memorial Union Theater. It truly was an evening of radio antics with A Prairie Home Companion veterans, Sue Scott, Tim Russell,
It truly was an evening of radio antics with A Prairie Home Companion veterans, Sue Scott, Tim Russell, and Richard Dworsky, who wrote the radio play based on the collections and the intrigue at the University of Minnesota Libraries.

Want to keep up on fun and informative programs like this? Join the Friends of the Libraries!

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean50:15‘The Secret Life of Libraries’ now on YouTubehttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2019/12/the-secret-life-of-libraries-now-on-youtube/
Wed, 11 Dec 2019 15:46:35 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/?p=29888The Secret Life of Libraries was a smash hit to a crowded room of Libraries friends on Monday, December 9 at Coffman Memorial Union Theater. Watch it now on YouTube! It truly was an evening of radio antics with A Prairie Home Companion veterans, Sue Scott, Tim Russell, and Richard Dworsky, who wrote the radio play based on the collections and the intrigue at the University of Minnesota Libraries.The Secret Life of Libraries was a smash hit to a crowded room of Libraries friends on Monday, December 9 at Coffman Memorial Union Theater. Watch it now on YouTube! It truly was an evening of radio antics with A Prairie Home Companion veterans,
It truly was an evening of radio antics with A Prairie Home Companion veterans, Sue Scott, Tim Russell, and Richard Dworsky, who wrote the radio play based on the collections and the intrigue at the University of Minnesota Libraries.

Want to keep up on fun and informative programs like this? Join the Friends of the Libraries!

Learn more about the Friends of the Libraries]]>Mark Engebretsonclean46:43‘A Wild Ride Through the Night’ reviewedhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2019/10/a-wild-ride-through-the-night-reviewed/
Wed, 30 Oct 2019 15:20:02 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/?p=29568Our Music Librarian Jessica Abbazio reviews "A Wild Ride Through the Night" by Walter Moers for this installment of Read This Book from the University Libraries. "A Wild Ride through the Night" describes the exhilarating and comic adventures of his twelve-year-old protagonist Gustave, a boy who aspires one day to be a great artist. Our Music Librarian Jessica Abbazio reviews "A Wild Ride Through the Night" by Walter Moers for this installment of Read This Book from the University Libraries. "A Wild Ride through the Night" describes the exhilarating and comic adventures of his twe...
A Wild Ride through the Night describes the exhilarating and comic adventures of his twelve-year-old protagonist Gustave, a boy who aspires one day to be a great artist.

Abbazio discusses the book with host, Lisa Von Drasek, curator of the UMN Children's Literature Research Collections.
About Lisa Von Drasek and Jessica AbbazioLisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries and host of Read This Book! Jessica Abbazio is the Music Librarian at the University of Minnesota Libraries.
About Read This Book!
Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes. Audio from Read This Book! is available on iTunes at Von Drasek's The Blue Ox Review podcast.

]]>Mark Engebretson4:05Books about naturehttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2019/10/books-about-nature/
Thu, 17 Oct 2019 19:13:04 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/?p=29449Librarian Kristen Mastel recommends two nature books — 'Into Nature' and 'The Hidden Life of Trees' — on this installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries, hosted by Lisa Von Drasek.Librarian Kristen Mastel recommends two nature books — 'Into Nature' and 'The Hidden Life of Trees' — on this installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries, hosted by Lisa Von Drasek.
Find the books
Into Nature: A Creative Field Guide and Journal
By Autumn Totton, Alexandra Frey, The Mindfulness Project

About Lisa Von Drasek and Kristen MastelLisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries and host of Read This Book! Kristen Mastel is an Outreach and Instruction Librarian at the University of Minnesota Libraries.
About Read This Book!
Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes. Audio from Read This Book! is available on iTunes at Von Drasek's The Blue Ox Review podcast.

]]>Mark Engebretson8:14‘Strange the Dreamer’ is highly recommendedhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2019/09/strange-the-dreamer-is-highly-recommended/
Mon, 30 Sep 2019 19:03:45 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/?p=29255Librarian Alicia Kubas reviews "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor — a New York Times bestseller and Michael L. Printz honor book, which is an epic fantasy about a mythic lost city and its dark past.Librarian Alicia Kubas reviews "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor — a New York Times bestseller and Michael L. Printz honor book, which is an epic fantasy about a mythic lost city and its dark past.
Kubas and program host, Lisa Von Drasek, discuss — and highly recommend — the book, which is a New York Times bestseller and Michael L. Printz honor book. Strange the Dreamer is an epic fantasy about a mythic lost city and its dark past.
About Lisa Von Drasek and Alicia KubasLisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries and host of Read This Book! Alicia Kubas is the Government Publications and Data Librarian at the University of Minnesota Libraries.
About Read This Book!
Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes. Audio from Read This Book! is available on iTunes at Von Drasek's The Blue Ox Review podcast.

]]>Mark Engebretson7:05Welcome Week 2019https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2019/09/welcome-week-2019/
Mon, 09 Sep 2019 13:52:43 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/?p=28891The biggest incoming class in 46 years toured the Libraries August 30 as part of Welcome Week 2019. The Class of 2023 learned about our 24/7 chat support, free online course materials, makerspaces, 3D-printing, and more!The biggest incoming class in 46 years toured the Libraries August 30 as part of Welcome Week 2019. The Class of 2023 learned about our 24/7 chat support, free online course materials, makerspaces, 3D-printing, and more!
The Class of 2023 learned about our 24/7 chat support, free online course materials, makerspaces, 3D-printing, and more!]]>Mark Engebretsonclean1:55Books by Amy Krouse Rosenthalhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2019/09/books-by-amy-krouse-rosenthal/
Wed, 04 Sep 2019 15:46:40 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/?p=28810Two books by Amy Krouse Rosenthal were featured in this episode of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries. Danya Leebaw and Host Lisa Von Drasek discussed Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life and Little Pea — two of Leebaw's favorite books by Rosenthal.Two books by Amy Krouse Rosenthal were featured in this episode of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries. Danya Leebaw and Host Lisa Von Drasek discussed Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life and Little Pea — two of Leebaw's favorite bo...
Danya Leebaw and Host Lisa Von Drasek discussed Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life and Little Pea — two of Leebaw's favorite books by Rosenthal.

Rosenthal was an author of adult and children's books, who died of ovarian cancer in 2017 at the age of 51. She had several books on the New York Times bestseller list: I Wish You More, Uni the Unicorn, Plant a Kiss, Exclamation Mark, Cookies: Bite-Size Life Lessons, and Duck! Rabbit!.
About Lisa Von Drasek and Danya LeebawLisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries and host of Read This Book! Danya Leebaw is the Social Sciences and Professional Programs Director at the University of Minnesota Libraries.
About Read This Book!
Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes. Audio from Read This Book! is available on iTunes at Von Drasek's The Blue Ox Review podcast.

]]>Mark Engebretson7:28Meet your Peer Research Consultants!https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2019/08/meet-your-peer-research-consultants/
Sat, 17 Aug 2019 16:32:07 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/?p=28409Meet Your Peer Research Consultants (PRCs) at the University of Minnesota Libraries! PRCs can help undergraduate students at the University of Minnesota with their research papers, including help with finding scholarly or academic articles, narrowing down your paper topics, creating research questions, navigating the Libraries' website and databases, choosing keywords for searching, and evaluating articles and websites.Meet Your Peer Research Consultants (PRCs) at the University of Minnesota Libraries! PRCs can help undergraduate students at the University of Minnesota with their research papers, including help with finding scholarly or academic articles,
* Choosing good keywords and databases for searching
* Finding and evaluating scholarly articles
* Narrowing down paper topics and creating research questions
* Navigating the Libraries website
* Exploring undergraduate research opportunities and finding a research mentor

Program goals

* Provide academic support for University of Minnesota undergraduates and to support the University of Minnesota's Student Learning Outcomes, specifically:

* Students will be able to identify, define, and solve problems
* Students will be able to locate and critically evaluate information

* Support the vision developed by the Office for Equity and Diversity. The priority areas identified for this program are:

Support Student Success]]>Mark Engebretsonclean56More Sherlock Holmes recommendationshttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2019/08/more-sherlock-holmes-recommendations/
Tue, 06 Aug 2019 16:54:14 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/?p=28263The Libraries' Sherlock Holmes expert, Tim Johnson, recommends three Holmes books for your August reading list on this episode of Read This Book! from the University Libraries, hosted by Lisa Von Drasek. The three are: "Sherlock Holmes: A Biography" by William S. Baring-Gould, "The Whole Art of Detection: Lost Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes" by Lindsay Faye, and "Medical Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" by Carl Heifetz.The Libraries' Sherlock Holmes expert, Tim Johnson, recommends three Holmes books for your August reading list on this episode of Read This Book! from the University Libraries, hosted by Lisa Von Drasek. The three are: "Sherlock Holmes: A Biography" by...
The three are:

* Sherlock Holmes: A Biography by William S. Baring-Gould
* The Whole Art of Detection: Lost Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes by Lindsay Faye
* Medical Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Carl Heifetz

About Lisa Von Drasek and Tim JohnsonLisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries and host of Read This Book! Tim Johnson is Curator of Special Collections and Rare Books and the E. W. McDiarmid Curator of the Sherlock Holmes Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries.
About Read This Book!
Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes. Audio from Read This Book! is available on iTunes at Von Drasek's The Blue Ox Review podcast.

]]>Mark Engebretson6:37Books about the moonhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2019/07/books-about-the-moon/
Tue, 16 Jul 2019 21:14:18 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/?p=28109Lisa Von Drasek recommends a number of books about the moon — in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing on July 20, 1969. It's all part of the latest episode of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries. Books included: Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 by Brian Floca, A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin, A Kite for Moon by Jane Yolen, Heidi E.Y. Stemple and Matt Phelan, Sun! One in a Billion and Moon! Earth's Best Friend by Stacy McAnulty, Planetarium by Raman Prinja, and The Moon by Hannah Pang.Lisa Von Drasek recommends a number of books about the moon — in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing on July 20, 1969. It's all part of the latest episode of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries.
Books included:

* Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 by Brian Floca
* A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin
* A Kite for Moon by Jane Yolen, Heidi E.Y. Stemple and Matt Phelan
* Sun! One in a Billion and Moon! Earth's Best Friend by Stacy McAnulty
* Planetarium by Raman Prinja
* The Moon by Hannah Pang

About Lisa Von DrasekLisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries and host of Read This Book!
About Read This Book!
Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes. Audio from Read This Book! is available on iTunes at Von Drasek's The Blue Ox Review podcast.

]]>Mark Engebretson6:39Summer reading tip from @umnLib: ‘Circe’https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2019/07/circe-another-summer-reading-recommendation/
Fri, 05 Jul 2019 15:50:38 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/?p=27807Librarian Jan Fransen recommends Circe by Madeline Miller as her choice for 2019 Summer Reading in this episode of Read This Book! Set in the world of ancient Greek mythology, Circe is the fantastical tale of a fierce young woman — half titan, half nymph — who dares to challenge the gods.Librarian Jan Fransen recommends Circe by Madeline Miller as her choice for 2019 Summer Reading in this episode of Read This Book! Set in the world of ancient Greek mythology, Circe is the fantastical tale of a fierce young woman — half titan,
Fransen — Service Lead for the Libraries' Research Information Management Systems — discussed Circe with Host Lisa Von Drasek, Curator of the Children's Literature Research Collections at the University Libraries.

Set in the world of ancient Greek mythology, Circe is the fantastical tale of a fierce young woman — half titan, half nymph — who dares to challenge the gods.
Find Circe

About Lisa Von Drasek and Jan FransenLisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries and host of Read This Book! Jan Fransen is Service Lead for the Libraries' Research Information Management Systems at the University of Minnesota Libraries.
About Read This Book!
Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes. Audio from Read This Book! is available on iTunes at Von Drasek's The Blue Ox Review podcast.

]]>Mark Engebretson5:29‘Her Body and Other Parties’ and ‘Paper Girls’ reviewed on Read This Book!https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2019/06/her-body-and-other-parties-and-paper-girls-reviewed-on-read-this-book/
Fri, 28 Jun 2019 19:30:56 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/?p=27778Publishing Services Librarian Emma Molls recommends two books for summer reading: "Her Body and Other Parties" and "Paper Girls." Molls discussed the books with Host Lisa Von Drasek on this installment of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries. Publishing Services Librarian Emma Molls recommends two books for summer reading: "Her Body and Other Parties" and "Paper Girls." Molls discussed the books with Host Lisa Von Drasek on this installment of Read This Book!
Molls discussed the books with Host Lisa Von Drasek on this installment of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries.
Find the books
Her Body and Other Parties

About Lisa Von Drasek and Emma MollsLisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries and host of Read This Book! Emma Molls is the Publishing Services Librarian at the University of Minnesota Libraries.
About Read This Book!
Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes. Audio from Read This Book! is available on iTunes at Von Drasek's The Blue Ox Review podcast.

]]>Mark Engebretson4:47Ferriero talks about archiving presidential recordshttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2019/05/ferriero-talks-about-archiving-presidential-records/
Tue, 21 May 2019 16:52:54 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=27532Watch or listen to "Truth, Tweets, and Tomorrows" — featuring Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero in conversation with journalist Tom Weber. This event, held May 17, 2019 at the University of Minnesota, was sponsored by the Friends of the University of Minnesota Libraries.Watch or listen to "Truth, Tweets, and Tomorrows" — featuring Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero in conversation with journalist Tom Weber. This event, held May 17, 2019 at the University of Minnesota,
Ferriero, the 10th Archivist of the United States, is responsible for the vast holdings of the National Archives which contains both the treasures of democracy and the everyday correspondence of presidents and public servants — the momentous and the mundane and even the Presidential Libraries.

Tom Weber has been an award-winning journalist for two decades, most recently for Minnesota Public Radio news. In his 10 years at MPR, he covered education and co-hosted the talk show “The Daily Circuit” before becoming host of his own show in 2014. That show, “MPR News with Tom Weber,” focused on important issues in the news in Minnesota.

This event, held May 17, 2019 at the University of Minnesota, was sponsored by the Friends of the University of Minnesota Libraries.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean57:07Preparing for History Day at Wilson Libraryhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2019/05/preparing-for-history-day-at-wilson-library/
Fri, 03 May 2019 16:50:57 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=27425Four 8th-graders from Salk Middle School in Elk River talk about their History Day projects and the importance of Wilson Library to their research. Hear from Abi Kotila, Emma McCauley, Ben Stout, Kayla Vang, Salk social studies teacher Ron Hustvedt, and Minitex librarian Elizabeth Staats as they prepare for History Day 2019. Four 8th-graders from Salk Middle School in Elk River talk about their History Day projects and the importance of Wilson Library to their research. Hear from Abi Kotila, Emma McCauley, Ben Stout, Kayla Vang, Salk social studies teacher Ron Hustvedt,
Hear from 8th graders Abi Kotila, Emma McCauley, Ben Stout, Kayla Vang, Salk social studies teacher Ron Hustvedt, and Minitex librarian Elizabeth Staats as they prepare for History Day 2019.

At this year's State History Day finals on Saturday, May 5, Hustvedt was named Teacher of Merit in the Junior Division, and Minitex was named Library/Media Teacher of Merit. Congrats to Ron Hustvedt and Minitex!

"You and the rest of the team do so much to support History Day students throughout the year, between actual classrooms visits and the development of ELM," said Sammi Jo Papas, the Assistant State Coordinator for National History Day in Minnesota at the Minnesota Historical Society.

* More about History Day]]>Mark Engebretsonclean3:03Pankake Poetry reading with Jim Moore now onlinehttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2019/04/pankake-poetry-reading-with-jim-moore-now-online/
Wed, 17 Apr 2019 21:07:32 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=27273Teaching poetry while in prison, being present at an airport bomb explosion, and traveling internationally have shaped Jim Moore as a writer and pivotal figure on Minnesota’s poetry scene for more than four decades. Moore read from his works at the 2019 Pankake Poetry event, held April 3 at the University of Minnesota.Teaching poetry while in prison, being present at an airport bomb explosion, and traveling internationally have shaped Jim Moore as a writer and pivotal figure on Minnesota’s poetry scene for more than four decades.Jim Moore
Photo by JoAnn Verburg
Teaching poetry while in prison, being present at an airport bomb explosion, and traveling internationally have shaped Jim Moore as a writer and pivotal figure on Minnesota’s poetry scene for more than four decades.

Moore read from his works at the 2019 Pankake Poetry event on April 3 at the University of Minnesota.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean59:22Women on the Air: Geraldine Ferraro visits Minnesotahttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2019/03/geraldine-ferraro/
Thu, 14 Mar 2019 20:41:31 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=26777Four months after the 1984 presidential election, Geraldine Ferraro visited Minnesota where she was greeted by a large and receptive audience as the guest speaker for the Distinguished Carlson Lecture Series, sponsored by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. Interest was so great that after full capacity was reached in Northrop Auditorium, accommodations were made for a screening at Williams Arena on campus. The speech was also broadcast live on KUOM radio stations throughout the Twin Cities.Four months after the 1984 presidential election, Geraldine Ferraro visited Minnesota where she was greeted by a large and receptive audience as the guest speaker for the Distinguished Carlson Lecture Series, sponsored by the Hubert H.Minnesota Daily headline, "Ferraro speaks at U to stress importance of women's issues," March 15, 1985.
Season 3: Episode 3. Women on the Air: Geraldine Ferraro visits Minnesota

You are listening to U of M Radio on Your Historic Dial Podcast. Welcome to Season 3: Episode 3. Hello, this is Rebecca from University Archives. After a brief hiatus, we are back in 2019 to share more historic broadcasts from the University of Minnesota radio station KUOM. For this episode, we will continue our Season 3 theme of “Women on the Air” with the subject of women in politics. As of the date of this recording, 14 people have publicly announced their candidacies to seek the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2020 election. Among the prospects, so far, are a record number of women - six in total - to include an author, a current member of the House of Representatives, and four sitting U.S. Senators.

In U.S. history, only one woman has ever been nominated as a major party candidate for president - Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee in 2016. Two other women in our country’s history were nominated as vice presidential candidates: Sarah Palin in 2008, and Geraldine Ferraro in 1984. Ultimately, none of these women were elected.

Though many months of campaigning remain before Democrats make their nominations official at the July 2020 party convention, candidates are already dining in Iowa, shaking hands in New Hampshire, and articulating their visions for the future of the country. Before we speculate about the possibility of another woman securing a major party nomination for president, vice president - or both - in 2020, let’s look back and listen to “the first.”

On July 12, 1984, at the Minnesota State Capitol, Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale - Minnesota’s former U.S. Senator, and U.S. Vice President in the Carter administration - made a major announcement. Mondale revealed that he would recommend Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate and candidate for the vice presidential nomination. At the Democratic National Convention held in San Francisco the following week, Mondale and Ferraro secured the party votes, and Ferraro became the first woman ever to be nominated to a major party presidential ticket.

Breaking ground in politics, however, does not ensure a path to victory. I won’t go into it here, but listeners can review on their own the factors that lead to voters eventually selecting the incumbent Republican candidates over the Democratic challengers on election day. On November 6, 1984, President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George H.W. Bush prevailed in a landslide victory. In the Electoral College, in addition to the District of Columbia, Mondale and Ferraro were victorious in only one state - Minnesota.

Four months after the election, on March 14, 1985, Geraldine Ferraro visited Minnesota where she was greeted by a large and receptive audience as the guest speaker for the Distinguished Carlson Lecture Series, sponsored by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. Interest was so great that after full capacity was reached in Northrop Auditorium, accommodations were made for a screening at Williams Arena across campus. The speech was also broadcast live on radio stations throughout the Twin Cities, to include University of Minnesota station KUOM.

136:27Goodnight Moon and ‘The ABC of It’https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2019/02/goodnight-moon-and-the-abc-of-it/
Mon, 25 Feb 2019 21:01:38 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=26650Come sit in the chair in a landmark Twin Cities exhibit at the March 2 Open House for the exhibit, "The ABC of It: Why Children's Books Matter." It will transport you back to your childhood with original artwork and manuscripts from over 200 children's classics. Enjoy three floors of photo opportunities including a life-sized Poky Little Puppy and an 18 foot replica of the Goodnight Moon bedroom perfect for reading a bedtime story.Come sit in the chair in a landmark Twin Cities exhibit at the March 2 Open House for the exhibit, "The ABC of It: Why Children's Books Matter." It will transport you back to your childhood with original artwork and manuscripts from over 200 children's...The ABC of It: Why Children's Books Matter will transport you back to your childhood with original artwork and manuscripts from over 200 children's classics. Enjoy three floors of photo opportunities including a life-sized Poky Little Puppy and an 18 foot replica of the Goodnight Moon bedroom perfect for reading a bedtime story.

Please join us this Saturday, March 2, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Elmer Andersen Library for an exhibit open house.

And, please share this video with friends (after all, they were once children too!). It features several prominent Minnesotans reading excerpts from the iconic children's book, Goodnight Moon.

Exhibit Curator: Lisa Von Drasek
Exhibit Designer: Darren Terpstra]]>Mark Engebretsonclean1:49Free ebooks for all Minnesotans!https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2019/01/free-ebooks-for-all-minnesotans/
Wed, 02 Jan 2019 21:16:38 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=26108Here's a New Year's Resolution for you: Read all of the books you can — and keep them as long as you want! You can find them at Ebooks Minnesota, a service from Minitex at the University of Minnesota. In this episode, Zach Miller talks about the benefits of Ebooks Minnesota — and plugs one of his favorite children's books, "What To Do With a Box."Here's a New Year's Resolution for you: Read all of the books you can — and keep them as long as you want! You can find them at Ebooks Minnesota, a service from Minitex at the University of Minnesota. In this episode,Ebooks Minnesota.

The online library is available to anyone who lives in Minnesota — just visit ebooksmn.org.

Zach Miller talks about the benefits of Ebooks Minnesota — and plugs one of his favorite children's books, What To Do With a Box — in this episode of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries.
About Lisa Von Drasek, Zach Miller, and MinitexLisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries and host of Read This Book! Miller is Head of Communications for Minitex at the University of Minnesota. Minitex, a division of the University of Minnesota Libraries, is a publicly supported network of academic, public, state government, and special libraries working cooperatively to improve library service for their users in Minnesota. Minitex is funded by the Minnesota Legislature through the Minnesota Office of Higher Education and is a joint program of the Office of Higher Education and the University of Minnesota. State Library Services, a unit of the Minnesota Department of Education, provides additional funding to support services for Minnesota libraries and library users.
About Read This Book!
Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes. Audio from Read This Book! is available on iTunes at Von Drasek's The Blue Ox Review podcast.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean3:26Two books for Sherlock Holmes fanshttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/12/two-books-for-sherlock-holmes-fans/
Thu, 20 Dec 2018 15:00:54 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=25945Sherlock Holmes expert Tim Johnson recommends two books to give to Sherlock Holmes fans: About Sixty: Why Every Sherlock Holmes Story is the Best, and About Being a Sherlockian, both edited by Christopher Redmond. Johnson was a guest on Read This Book!, produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries and hosted by the U's Lisa Von Drasek.Sherlock Holmes expert Tim Johnson recommends two books to give to Sherlock Holmes fans: About Sixty: Why Every Sherlock Holmes Story is the Best, and About Being a Sherlockian, both edited by Christopher Redmond.
Sherlock Holmes expert Tim Johnson recommends two books to give to Sherlock Holmes fans: About Sixty: Why Every Sherlock Holmes Story is the Best, and About Being a Sherlockian, both edited by Christopher Redmond. Johnson was a guest on Read This Book!, produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries and hosted by the U's Lisa Von Drasek.

About Lisa Von Drasek and Tim JohnsonLisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries and host of Read This Book! Tim Johnson is Curator of Special Collections and Rare Books and the E. W. McDiarmid Curator of the Sherlock Holmes Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries.
About Read This Book!
Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes. Audio from Read This Book! is available on iTunes at Von Drasek's The Blue Ox Review podcast.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean4:34‘Such a Big Dream’ exhibit videohttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/12/such-a-big-dream-exhibit-preview/
Mon, 17 Dec 2018 20:17:31 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=25925“It’s such a big dream, I can’t see it all,” is what Edward S. Curtis said of his master work, The North American Indian, published between 1907 and 1930. This video provides an overview and highlights of the exhibt on display through January 18, 2019 at the University of Minnesota's Elmer L. Andersen Library.“It’s such a big dream, I can’t see it all,” is what Edward S. Curtis said of his master work, The North American Indian, published between 1907 and 1930. This video provides an overview and highlights of the exhibt on display through January 18,
The video above provides an overview and highlights of the exhibit on display through January 18, 2019 at the University of Minnesota's Elmer L. Andersen Library.

Co-curated by Curtis expert Christopher Cardozo, this exhibit highlights not only this work, but also examines Curtis’ life and the impact he had on photography.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean2:40#MeToo event video now onlinehttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/12/metoo-event-video-now-online/
Wed, 12 Dec 2018 20:22:56 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=25902Sara Evans, Regents Professor Emerita at the University of Minnesota, led a panel of powerful women, including Carolyn Chalmers, Lindsey Middlecamp, Simran Mishra, and Mariam Mohamed, that considered the rise of the #MeToo movement in historical context: What is its breadth and depth? Will it result in lasting cultural change?Sara Evans, Regents Professor Emerita at the University of Minnesota, led a panel of powerful women, including Carolyn Chalmers, Lindsey Middlecamp, Simran Mishra, and Mariam Mohamed, that considered the rise of the #MeToo movement in historical contex...#MeToo movement in historical context: What is its breadth and depth? Will it result in lasting cultural change?

The December 5, 2018 "Friends Forum" event was sponsored by the Friends of the University of Minnesota Libraries and held at Coffman Memorial Union Theater.

About Sara Evans
Sara Evans, Regents Professor Emerita, spent her career teaching women’s history at the University of Minnesota. Her research on the history of feminism as a social movement grew from her own involvement in civil rights, anti-war, and women’s rights activism. Her publications include Personal Politics: The Roots of Women’s Liberation in the Civil Rights Movement and the New Left, Born for Liberty: A History of Women in America, and Tidal Wave: How Women Changed America at Century’s End.
About the Panel
Carolyn Chalmers is former Director of the Office for Conflict Resolution at the University of Minnesota. Previously she was a partner at the Leonard Street and Deinard law firm where she litigated employment discrimination cases including sex discrimination claims at the U of M.

Lindsey Middlecamp is a Special Assistant United States Attorney. She worked as a civil litigator in private practice, later as an Assistant City Attorney for Minneapolis, and serves on the board of Stop Street Harassment, national nonprofit.

Simran Mishra is a fourth-year student at the University of Minnesota majoring in Finance with minors in Global Studies, Math, and Business Analytics. She is currently serving as President of the Minnesota Student Association, the undergraduate student government.

Mariam Mohamed has more than 30 years professional experience working with nonprofits, foundations, and public and private organizations. She is co-owner of Hoyo, a company founded on the goal of employing and empowering Somali women.]]>Mark Engebretsonclean1:50:37Minnesota cookie recipes and Somali American cookbookhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/12/minnesota-cookie-recipes-and-somali-american-cookbook/
Sat, 08 Dec 2018 21:14:54 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=25907Megan Kocher reviewed The Great Minnesota Cookie Book and Soo Fariista, a Somali American cookbook, on this installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries.Megan Kocher reviewed The Great Minnesota Cookie Book and Soo Fariista, a Somali American cookbook, on this installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries.
Where to borrow these books
The Great Minnesota Cookie Book

About Lisa Von Drasek and Megan KocherLisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries and host of Read This Book! Megan Kocher is a Science Librarian and the Curator of the Doris Kirschner Cookbook Collection at the University's Magrath Library.
About Read This Book!
Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes. Audio from Read This Book! is available on iTunes at Von Drasek's The Blue Ox Review podcast.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean5:16Thumbs up to ‘American Music’https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/12/abbazio-give-thumbs-up-to-american-music/
Thu, 06 Dec 2018 15:30:48 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=25832Music Librarian Jessica Abbazio recommends "American Music" by Annie Leibovitz as a book to give as a gift on this installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries.Music Librarian Jessica Abbazio recommends "American Music" by Annie Leibovitz as a book to give as a gift on this installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries.
Where to borrow this book
American Music

About Lisa Von Drasek and Jessica AbbazioLisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries and host of Read This Book! Jessica Abbazio is the Music Librarian at the University of Minnesota Libraries.
About Read This Book!
Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes. Audio from Read This Book! is available on iTunes at Von Drasek's The Blue Ox Review podcast.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean3:13Women on the Air: People Worth Hearing Abouthttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/11/people-worth-hearing-about/
Thu, 01 Nov 2018 18:36:03 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=25294The program series People Worth Hearing About originated with The Minnesota School of the Air director, Betty Girling. The series first aired in 1969. In this episode, a feature on Maria Sanford is highlighted along with the behind-the-scenes decisions on how to produce the script.The program series People Worth Hearing About originated with The Minnesota School of the Air director, Betty Girling. The series first aired in 1969. In this episode, a feature on Maria Sanford is highlighted along with the behind-the-scenes decisions...
You are listening to U of M Radio on your Historic Dial!

Maria Sanford, undated.

Season 3: Episode 2. Women on the Air: People Worth Hearing About

You are listening to U of M Radio on Your Historic Dial podcast. Welcome to Season 3: Episode 2.

Hello, this is Rebecca here to share another historic broadcast from the archives in continuation of the Season 3 theme, “Women on the Air.” On this episode, I’ll introduce the KUOM program series, People Worth Hearing About, which aired on The Minnesota School of the Air from 1969-1979. The series, written and produced for school children in grades 4 through 6, was intended to promote cultural understanding. We’ll listen to a broadcast from the 1970s that features a notable woman in Minnesota history, and I’ll also share some correspondence from School of the Air director Betty Girling and scriptwriter Michele Cairns that provides insight into the production of educational radio programs.

Minnesota School of the Air teacher guide for the program "People Worth Hearing About" for the 1968-1969 season.

The idea for the program series People Worth Hearing About originated with The Minnesota School of the Air director, Betty Girling. The series, which first aired from April 7 to May 23, 1969, featured daily ten-minute vignettes on 35 African Americans, selected in consultation with Maurice W. Britts, Coordinator for Human Relations at Minneapolis Public Schools. In subsequent years, profiles and interviews with American Indians, Asian Americans, Chicanos, Eskimos, Hawaiians, and women were added to the series.

In a guide produced for teachers as a supplement to the programs, Girling outlined the purpose of the series:
“... we try to introduce students and teachers to outstanding Americans, who are rarely if ever mentioned in usual textbooks. These Americans… have - for the most part - been overlooked in the writings of our history, because they were non-white, or non-male… People Worth Hearing About attempts to bring the names, personalities, problems, and accomplishments… of these outstanding “overlooked” Americans, living and dead, into thousands of classrooms via radio and tape.”

Minnesota School of the Air teacher guide for the program "People Worth Hearing About" for the 1971-1972 season.

In the 1971-1972 season, a unit devoted specifically to women was included for the first time. Eight women were selected as subjects for the episodes. Examples include Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, women’s rights advocate Susan B. Anthony, and Maria Sanford, the first female professor at the University of Minnesota.

Girling introduced the section on women in the teachers’ guide:
“Dear Teacher,
In America, women’s struggle for equality of citizenship, the right of self-determination, the right to vote, own property, and receive equal pay for equal work, has a history over one hundred years long. And it still continues.
Few American school children ever have the opportunity to learn of the tremendous contributions women have made to our Nation, because these contributions are either omitted entirely in our textbooks, or treated in an abbreviated fashion, minimized out of proportion to their true value.
While inequalities are slowly being corrected in texts and school materials,]]>Mark Engebretson121:47Libraries Makerspace helps us Paint the Bridgehttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/11/libraries-makerspace-helps-us-paint-the-bridge/
Thu, 01 Nov 2018 10:54:31 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=25342If your day brings you across the Washington Avenue Bridge, be sure to check out the hundreds of original art panels that line the pedestrian walkway. These panels change each fall as student groups and University departments are invited to participate in the Paint the Bridge tradition. Learn how the Libraries painted their panel with a little help from our very own Makerspace.If your day brings you across the Washington Avenue Bridge, be sure to check out the hundreds of original art panels that line the pedestrian walkway. These panels change each fall as student groups and University departments are invited to participate...
U of MN student paints the bridge next to the panel for the Bio-Medical Library. Image circa 1990, courtesy of the University Archives.

If your day brings you across the Washington Avenue Bridge, be sure to check out the hundreds of original art panels that line the pedestrian walkway.

These panels change each fall as student groups and University departments are invited to participate in the Paint the Bridge tradition that can be traced back to the early 1990s.
Libraries join in the fun
This year, the Libraries grabbed a panel on the North side of the bridge - right between the Japan Student Association and the Volunteer Tax Assistance Program.

The Libraries Graphic Designer, Aaron Groh used a stencil and some paint to complete the 4 foot wide by 3 foot tall panel.

“We had a lot of design ideas,” said Groh. “We ended up with three concepts that could work in the space and that could showcase just a few of the great things we did in the last year.”
Makerspace tools make it possible
Graph Designer Aaron Groh prepares the vinyl stencil.

“Once we had our design concepts ready, I worked at one of the Libraries’ Makerspaces to make the stencils,” said Groh, who collaborated closely with Jonathan Koffel, Emerging Technology and Innovation Strategist.

“We were able to use Aaron’s design to make a vinyl stencil using our Roland GS-24 cutter,” said Koffel. This machine uses a small knife to quickly and precisely cut designs out of a long roll of sticky vinyl.

Final "Paint the Bridge" panel for the University Libraries.

“It’s the same type of vinyl that you might see on laptops, the sides of vehicles or signs around campus,” Koffel added.

“Printing the stencils was super easy,” said Groh. “Once they were cut, I carefully removed the extra vinyl pieces to reveal the design, and then I used transfer paper to move it off it’s backing,” he said.

After the stencil was prepared, Groh was able to stick it to the bridge panel for painting.

Watch as Aaron paint’s the bridge for the University Libraries.

]]>Erinn Aspinallclean1:11Chef Sherman presentation now on YouTubehttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/10/chef-sean-sherman-presents-on-the-revival-of-indigenous-cuisine/
Tue, 30 Oct 2018 23:22:38 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=25384Chef Sean Sherman presented at the 2018-2019 kickoff of the Friends Forum on October 16 at the Bell Museum. His topic: Reclaiming the Culture of Indigenous American Cuisine.Chef Sean Sherman presented at the 2018-2019 kickoff of the Friends Forum on October 16 at the Bell Museum. His topic: Reclaiming the Culture of Indigenous American Cuisine.
Sherman, Oglala Lakota, and founder of the company, The Sioux Chef, shared insights about Native American farming, harvesting, and cooking techniques, land stewardship, and cultural history.

The Friends Forum is sponsored by the University of Minnesota Friends of the Libraries. The October 16 event , which also served as the 2018 Kirschner Lecture — was co-sponsored by the Bell Museum.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean56:25Map Library wins Governor’s awardhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/10/borchert-map-library-wins-governors-award/
Wed, 24 Oct 2018 15:03:23 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=25172Ryan Mattke, Head of the Borchert Map Library, accepted the Governor's Award on October 4 for the Minnesota Historical Aerial Photographs Online website, which includes thousands of digital copies of historical aerial photographs, mostly from between the 1920s and the 1990s, covering all 87 counties in Minnesota.Ryan Mattke, Head of the Borchert Map Library, accepted the Governor's Award on October 4 for the Minnesota Historical Aerial Photographs Online website, which includes thousands of digital copies of historical aerial photographs,For Ryan Mattke, one of the most rewarding aspects of winning the Governor's Commendation Award at the Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium Conference, was meeting in person the many people who use MHAPO — the website that was key to winning the honor.

"It's been really exciting to receive the award in such a public space, mostly because we've had users coming up and talking to me about the resource and about the site and how they use the historical aerial photographs," Mattke said. "To actually see and meet the people who consume the digital services that we provide is really exhilarating."

The Minnesota Historical Aerial Photographs Online website was developed over several years at the University Libraries and is an application that has drawn more than 250,000 users to the website over the last six years. MHAPO includes more than 100,000 digital copies of historical aerial photographs, mostly from between the 1920s and the 1990s, and they cover all 87 counties in Minnesota. The award, signed by Gov. Mark Dayton, was presented October 4 in Duluth.
Recognition from community, Gov. Dayton
"It's recognition by the community and the governor about significant resources that are important to us as a community and as a state," said Dan Ross, Geographic Information Officer for the State of Minnesota. "In this case, the Borchert Library and the online mapping system for historical photos that they created is a resource that many, many, many users can go to and look at things like change over time."

Ross said that MHAPO and other geospatial data helps "improve our economy and save our environment" by providing tools for planners to choose the "best places to put everything from economic centers to a mall, or a family complex or a new state park."
Support for MHAPO is statewide
Andra Mathews, a GIS Specialist with the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, called MHAPO a one-of-a-kind resource. As a member of the Minnesota Geospatial Advisory Council, Mathews reviewed the nominations for the Governor's Award.

"The letters of support for the Borchert Map Library nomination came from across the state, not only from organizations, but also from individuals," she said, noting MHAPO's significant statewide impact. "It reaches almost every area in our state with coverage and also with use."
A national model
In his nomination letter, William Craig, Associate Director Emeritus of the University of Minnesota's Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, referred to the Borchert Map Library as a pioneer and a national model.
The Borchert Map Library "has gone above and beyond their narrow mandate of being a repository of maps and photos for people to stop by and browse," he wrote. "It is collaborating with multiple government agencies to both preserve their photography and make it accessible to their staff. It is sharing those historic photographs with other agencies and the widest possible public by making them easy to discover and easy to access."
"I'm so grateful that the Borchert Library has this program of essentially taking care of all this historical imagery," said Mark Kotz, Chair of the Minnesota Geospatial Advisory Council, an organization with 24 members from all levels of government — including cities, counties, regional councils, tribal councils, the State of Minnesota, and federal agencies. "MHAPO has just a wealth of information that everyone in the geospatial community can use."]]>Mark Engebretsonclean2:52A fun time at UMN Homecoming Paradehttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/10/a-fun-time-at-umn-homecoming-parade/
Sat, 06 Oct 2018 18:37:25 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=25102Woo hoo! Libraries receive warm greeting at UMN Homecoming Parade! Take 2 minutes and enjoy the fun!!Woo hoo! Libraries receive warm greeting at UMN Homecoming Parade! Take 2 minutes and enjoy the fun!!]]>Mark Engebretsonclean1:50Women on the Air: Eugenie Andersonhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/10/women-on-the-air-eugenie-anderson/
Wed, 03 Oct 2018 02:22:27 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=24753This episode features a woman who achieved many notable firsts, a political leader who used her voice to better her community, implement and sustain diplomacy, and develop her own potentiality: Eugenie Anderson, the first woman to be named a United States Ambassador. A profile of Eugenie’s personal and professional life was featured on KUOM on “Minnesota Honor Roll,” a program of The Minnesota School of the Air - a series of educational radio programs designed for school-age children to listen to in the classroom.This episode features a woman who achieved many notable firsts, a political leader who used her voice to better her community, implement and sustain diplomacy, and develop her own potentiality: Eugenie Anderson,
You are listening to U of M Radio on your Historic Dial!

You are listening to U of M Radio on Your Historic Dial podcast. Welcome to Season 3: Episode 1.

Hello again, this is Rebecca Toov, Collections Archivist at the University of Minnesota Archives. This season, the podcast will follow the theme of the long-standing Libraries program, First Fridays. Every First Friday of the month from October to May at 12:00 p.m. staff from Archives and Special Collections present archival materials from the collections at Elmer L. Andersen Library.

The program theme for this year is: We Are Here: Women in the Archives. The description states, “With women comprising half the population, their accomplishments and voices are found throughout the archives. Yet do their stories regularly rise to the top? The 2018-2019 First Fridays season will focus on female-identifying stories – the firsts, the unsung, the leaders, the marginalized, those who found their way to a place at the table and those who may never have managed to get there.”

For the 3rd season of U of M Radio on Your Historic Dial Podcast, we will present to you “Women on the Air,” a supplement to the First Fridays program. Episodes will feature radio dramatizations and interviews with and about women in University and Minnesota history. We will also share broadcasts on such topics as equal rights and continuing education for women. The voices of the female performers, producers, and program directors at University radio station KUOM will also be heard.

Our first episode features a woman who achieved many notable firsts, a political leader who used her voice to better her community, implement and sustain diplomacy, and develop her own potentiality: Eugenie Anderson, the first woman to be named a United States Ambassador.

A profile of Eugenie’s personal and professional life was featured on KUOM on “Minnesota Honor Roll,” a program of The Minnesota School of the Air - a series of educational radio programs designed for school-age children to listen to in the classroom. Eugenie’s profile originally aired on February 24, 1978. Let’s listen...
Broadcast Transcript
[Band music]
Introduction: Sinclair Lewis, author, Charles Lindbergh, aviator, The Mayo Brothers, physicians, Lew Ayres, actor, Eugenie Anderson, United States ambassador... [voice fades, music plays up]
Announcer: Minnesota Honor Roll: stories from the lives of Minnesota’s outstanding men and women. Here is our story for today about United States ambassador, Mrs. Eugenie Anderson.
[Orchestral music]

KUOM's Minnesota School of the Air "Minnesota Honor Roll" transcript page for radio program on Eugenie Anderson.
Narrator: Among the very high officials of the United States government, there are some who do their work not in Washington D.C., but in the capital cities of other nations. These officials are called ambassadors. Ambassadors have the job of representing the United States in the country to which they are assigned. The ambassadors go to live in the other country, and, in short,]]>Erik Moore123:52Staff, students celebrate 50 years of Wilson Libraryhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/10/staff-students-celebrate-50-years-of-wilson-library/
Tue, 02 Oct 2018 18:33:11 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=25098University of Minnesota Libraries celebrated the 50th anniversary of the opening of Wilson Library on October 1, 2018.University of Minnesota Libraries celebrated the 50th anniversary of the opening of Wilson Library on October 1, 2018.]]>Mark Engebretsonclean2:05A day with the Librarieshttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/09/a-day-with-the-libraries/
Tue, 25 Sep 2018 17:54:30 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=24677September 13 was a busy day for the Libraries. It was one more day in a week filled with tours of library spaces. As a partner with the College of Liberal Arts' First-Year Experience program, the Libraries hosted nearly a thousand students over 50 tours that week alone — helping CLA students complete their course, CLA 1001. "We want to get students into our spaces so they see what's available to them," said Kate Peterson, Undergraduate Services Librarian for the Libraries. "But we also take the opportunity to let these first-year students know about our online resources and other library tools and services that can help them meet their academic goals."September 13 was a busy day for the Libraries. It was one more day in a week filled with tours of library spaces. As a partner with the College of Liberal Arts' First-Year Experience program, the Libraries hosted nearly a thousand students over 50 tour...
"We want to get students into our spaces so they see what's available to them," said Kate Peterson, Undergraduate Services Librarian for the Libraries. "But we also take the opportunity to let these first-year students know about our online resources and other library tools and services that can help them meet their academic goals."

But September 13 just seemed a bit busier. It was. Along with five tours of Wilson Library, two tours of the archival caverns beneath Andersen Library, and one tour of the Bio-Medical Library, here's what else happened that day:

"The annual U Card Fair is definitely a highlight in our back-to-school outreach programming," Philip Dudas, Information Services Manager. "A pop-up library is the perfect fit for an event that showcases all the things students can do with their U cards — remember that your U Card is your library card — and it's a great way for us to reach the students who haven't come into our buildings yet in creative and engaging ways."

The video above captures just a few things happening that day around the Libraries. ]]>Mark Engebretsonclean1:35Schumacher discusses ‘The Shakespeare Requirement’https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/09/schumacher-discusses-the-shakespeare-requirement/
Thu, 06 Sep 2018 21:27:39 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=24407Lisa Von Drasek interviews Julie Schumacher — author of "The Shakespeare Requirement" — in this installment of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries. The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune keep hitting beleaguered English professor Jason Fitger right between the eyes in The Shakespeare Requirement, the hilarious and eagerly awaited sequel to the cult classic of anhedonic academe, the Thurber Prize-winning Dear Committee Members.Lisa Von Drasek interviews Julie Schumacher — author of "The Shakespeare Requirement" — in this installment of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries. The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune keep hitting beleaguered English prof...
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune keep hitting beleaguered English professor Jason Fitger right between the eyes in The Shakespeare Requirement, the hilarious and eagerly awaited sequel to the cult classic of anhedonic academe, the Thurber Prize-winning Dear Committee Members.
Book launch September 13 at Andersen Library
Schumacher will read from The Shakespeare Requirement at a September 13 event at Elmer L. Andersen Library. A book signing will follow the reading.
Where to borrow this book
The Shakespeare Requirement

About Lisa Von Drasek and Julie SchumacherLisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries and host of Read This Book! Julie Schumacher is an author and a professor in the creative writing and English departments at the University of Minnesota.
About Read This Book!
Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes. Audio from Read This Book! is available on iTunes at Von Drasek's The Blue Ox Review podcast.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean4:45Johnson reviews ‘Revenge of the Nerd’https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/09/revenge-of-the-nerd-reviewed-by-johnson/
Tue, 04 Sep 2018 20:00:26 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=24384Tim Johnson reviews Revenge of the Nerd: Or . . . The Singular Adventures of the Man Who Would Be Booger by Curtis Armstrong, in this edition of "Read This Book!" from the University of Minnesota Libraries. Armstrong, who played Booger in the 1984 film, "Revenge of the Nerds," is an avid Sherlock Holmes fan, and Johnson is Curator of the Sherlock Holmes Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries.Tim Johnson reviews Revenge of the Nerd: Or . . . The Singular Adventures of the Man Who Would Be Booger by Curtis Armstrong, in this edition of "Read This Book!" from the University of Minnesota Libraries. Armstrong,
Armstrong, who played Booger in the 1984 film, "Revenge of the Nerds," is an avid Sherlock Holmes fan, and Johnson is Curator of the Sherlock Holmes Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries. Johnson is joined by Read This Book host, Lisa Von Drasek.
Where to borrow this book

About Lisa Von Drasek and Tim JohnsonLisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries and host of Read This Book! Tim Johnson is Curator of Special Collections and Rare Books and the E. W. McDiarmid Curator of the Sherlock Holmes Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries.
About Read This Book!
Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes. Audio from Read This Book! is available on iTunes at Von Drasek's The Blue Ox Review podcast.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean4:38#SingYourBindinghttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/08/singyourbinding/
Fri, 24 Aug 2018 17:50:24 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=24265Curators of the Wangensteen Historical Library recently discovered that their copy of Phytognomonica (1588) was bound in a sheet of music - likely from the 17th century. This music was brought to life by Victoria Fraser, a soprano and specialist in early, sacred music, who sang three passages that were included in the book binding.Curators of the Wangensteen Historical Library recently discovered that their copy of Phytognomonica (1588) was bound in a sheet of music - likely from the 17th century. This music was brought to life by Victoria Fraser,
17th century music from the binding of Phytognomonica (1588)

I recently experienced a new way of learning about book bindings while curating the Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine’s 2018-2019 exhibit, The Secret Lives of Books.

Part of this exhibit will focus on the material aspects of the rare books in the library’s collection. The exhibit will explore topics like the tooled leather of covers, the marbled paper of endsheets, and the quality of paper used in printing.
A discovery in the binding
In the course of exhibit research, I found many books bound in recycled pieces of parchment and paper, likely as a cost-saving measure. Interestingly, Wangensteen Historical Library has several books that were bound in sheets of music.

I was curious to hear what some of these musical book bindings sounded like, so I sent photos of the Wangensteen’s copy of Giambattista della Porta’s botanical book, Phytognomonica (1588) to my friend Victoria Fraser, a soprano and specialist in early, sacred music.
History revealed
Victoria told me that these three short pieces are part of a standard mass text. The first two would likely have been sung by a group of people, but the third, the Kirie (typically spelled Kyrie) was probably sung by a soloist.

She could tell from the musical notation that this piece would not have been written before the 15th century, but that it is likely from the 17th century based on the handwriting.

Although the music was written after the book was published in 1588, and we aren’t sure when it was bound in this binding, exploring the musical and religious tenor of the material aspects of the book is quite interesting.

Turn up your volume and listen below to these three short, historical pieces of music that became a book binding!

* Learn more about Victoria, and hear more of her incredible voice
* Learn more about the Wangensteen Historical Library]]>Erinn Aspinallclean1:16‘Dread Nation’ reviewed by Von Drasekhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/08/dread-nation-reviewed-by-lisa-von-drasek/
Wed, 01 Aug 2018 20:14:27 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=23973Dread Nation — a New York Times bestseller — is at once provocative, terrifying, and darkly subversive. Written by Justina Ireland, Dread Nation represents a stunning vision of an America both foreign and familiar — a country on the brink, at the explosive crossroads where race, humanity, and survival meet. University of Minnesota librarian, Lisa Von Drasek, reviews Dread Nation in this installment of Read This Book!, hosted by Alicia Kubas.Dread Nation — a New York Times bestseller — is at once provocative, terrifying, and darkly subversive. Written by Justina Ireland, Dread Nation represents a stunning vision of an America both foreign and familiar — a country on the brink,Dread Nation represents a stunning vision of an America both foreign and familiar — a country on the brink, at the explosive crossroads where race, humanity, and survival meet.

University of Minnesota librarian, Lisa Von Drasek, reviews Dread Nation in this installment of Read This Book!, hosted by Alicia Kubas.
Where to find Dread Nation:

About Alicia Kubas, Lisa Von Drasek, and Read This Book!Alicia Kubas is the University of Minnesota’s Government Publications and Data Librarian, who hosts Read This Book! on occasion. Lisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries and the regular host of Read This Book!

Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes. Audio from Read This Book! is available on iTunes at Lisa’s The Blue Ox Review podcast.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean4:39The Best from Pen and Press: Exhibit sneak peekhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/07/the-best-from-penn-and-press-exhibit-sneak-peek/
Thu, 12 Jul 2018 19:29:23 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=23328Take a sneak video peek at our current exhibit at Elmer L. Andersen Library: The Best from Pen and Press, which includes 3,000-year-old cuneiform tablets, a 16th century "Remembrancer Scroll," and much more. The materials come from the James Ford Bell Library, the Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine, and the University Libraries' Rare Book collections.Take a sneak video peek at our current exhibit at Elmer L. Andersen Library: The Best from Pen and Press, which includes 3,000-year-old cuneiform tablets, a 16th century "Remembrancer Scroll," and much more.
The materials come from the James Ford Bell Library, the Wangensteen Historical Library, and the University Libraries' Rare Book collections.

The exhibits — located in two galleries at Andersen Library and at the Wangensteen Historical Library — focus on the “best” rare and unique books and manuscripts drawn from Minnesota institutions and individuals.

"One of the things we were hoping to accomplish with this exhibition is to bring materials out for the general public that they can see and can actually relate to," says Marguerite Ragnow, co-curator of the exhibit and the curator of the James Ford Bell Library at the University of Minnesota.
Materials include 3,000-year-old cuneiform
Ragnow listed a number of rare and unique items, including:

* Cuneiform that is more than 3,000 years old
* A book containing a Rembrandt etching
* William Bligh's book that tells the story of the Mutiny on the Bounty and his 47-day open boat journey across 3,600 miles on the Pacific Ocean
* A 1611 handwritten charter from King James of England to the emperor of Japan

"It was put together by an official in the court — either of the queen or the king — a list of items that needed to be attended to," Johnson says.

Lois Hendrickson of the Wangensteen Historical Library was also a contributing curator of this multi-site exhibit.

"We are showcasing rare medical books spanning from the 1500s through the 1800s," says Hendrickson. "We selected materials that discuss women and midwifery, diversity in human anatomy, and the knowledge of indigenous peoples in the Americas."

Of the many noteworthy rare books included in the Wangensteen Historical Library's exhibit, Hendrickson shares a few of her favorites:

* Conrad Gesner's Historiae Animalium (1551), considered to be the first modern zoological work.
* Robert Burton's The anatomy of melancholy (1621), one of the most popular books of the 17th century.
* Jane Sharp’s The Midwives Book (1671), the first English book on midwifery published by a woman.
* Japanese measles posters (mid 1800s), wood-cut public health posters from the Edo period reveal health attitudes on measles prevention and control (also part of our digital collections).

"This is an exhibit that has broad appeal — from school groups to retired adults," Johnson adds. "Everybody will find something of interest here."
Exhibit details
What: The Best from Pen and Press
]]>Mark Engebretsonclean3:11Breakfast with Beatricehttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/06/breakfast-with-beatrice/
Tue, 19 Jun 2018 16:42:21 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=21959Breakfast with Beatrice and Original Scandinavian Recipes were featured on this installment of Read This Book with Megan Kocher, Curator of the Doris Kirschner Cookbook Collection, and host Lisa Von Drasek. Kocher also announced that the University Libraries recently acquired Beatrice Ojakangas' cookbook collection — which includes Original Scandinavian Recipes — for the Kirschner Collection, which is available to the public at the University of Minnesota's Magrath Library on the St. Paul campus. Breakfast with Beatrice and Original Scandinavian Recipes were featured on this installment of Read This Book with Megan Kocher, Curator of the Doris Kirschner Cookbook Collection, and host Lisa Von Drasek.
Megan Kocher, Curator of the Doris Kirschner Cookbook Collection discussed these books with host Lisa Von Drasek. Kocher also announced that the University Libraries recently acquired Beatrice Ojakangas' cookbook collection — which includes Original Scandinavian Recipes — for the Kirschner Collection, which is available to the public at the University of Minnesota's Magrath Library on the St. Paul campus.
Breakfast with Beatrice, by Beatrice Ojakangas

Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes. Audio from Read This Book! is available on iTunes at Lisa's The Blue Ox Review podcast.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean5:49An online library for all Minnesotanshttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/06/an-online-library-for-all-minnesotans/
Wed, 13 Jun 2018 21:52:00 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=21745Following a two-year pilot, readership of Ebooks Minnesota, a free online book collection available to all Minnesotans, is taking off. The collection — managed by Minitex at the University of Minnesota — saw an 86 percent increase in readership during its second year. Through April 2018, out of 4,000 available ebooks in the collection, Minnesotans of all ages have connected to an ebook a total of 158,868 times. The platform requires no login (the only requirement for any user is to be within Minnesota borders) and is accessible at no cost through iTunes, Google Play, and Kindle apps.Following a two-year pilot, readership of Ebooks Minnesota, a free online book collection available to all Minnesotans, is taking off. The collection — managed by Minitex at the University of Minnesota — saw an 86 percent increase in readership during ...Following a two-year pilot, readership of Ebooks Minnesota, a free online book collection available to all Minnesotans, is taking off.

The Ebooks Minnesota collection — managed by Minitex at the University of Minnesota — saw an 86 percent increase in readership during its second year. Through April 2018, out of 4,000 available ebooks in the collection, Minnesotans of all ages have connected to an ebook a total of 158,868 times.

Now in year three, Ebooks Minnesota eyes continued growth on a wide variety of subjects. The platform requires no login (the only requirement for any user is to be within Minnesota borders) and is accessible at no cost through iTunes, Google Play, and Kindle apps.

“We learned that many schools and some rural public libraries didn’t have access to ebooks, so by making this vibrant collection available statewide, we are leveling the playing field for all Minnesotans,” said Valerie Horton, director of Minitex, a joint program of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education and the University of Minnesota Libraries.

Ebooks Minnesota was created by Minitex in partnership with State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education. The collection was made possible in part by funding from the Minnesota Department of Education through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and by Minitex.
Unlimited access benefits schools, book clubs

Readers can access any book at any time from the Ebooks Minnesota collection — regardless of how many other readers are using the book. This feature makes the collection particularly useful for community book clubs and schools.

“The best thing about Ebooks Minnesota for us is the cost — which is free,” says Bethany Kaufmann, a media specialist at Roger High School, part of the Elk River School District. She adds that the unlimited access is especially helpful for school libraries with limited resources.

That means schools don’t have to buy books for every student in the class. And it’s also convenient, says Kaufmann’s colleague, Annie Allen, a media specialist with Rogers Middle School.

“It’s really hard with a print book to be able to have all of the students researching out of that book — it’s nearly impossible,” says Allen. But with Ebooks Minnesota, she says, “you can have an entire class of students all accessing that same content at the same time.” She adds that students can access it on the Chromebook provided them by the school or on their home computer, tablet, or even their smartphone.
Ebooks Minnesota for Schools launched in December 2017Part of the overall growth in use of Ebooks Minnesota can be attributed to the December 2017 launch of Ebooks Minnesota for Schools. In the first five months, a total of 35,695 ebooks were accessed via Ebooks Minnesota for Schools.

At Rogers High School, Kaufmann works with teachers in many different subject areas to connect them to quality resources that are also affordable. Ebooks Minnesota, she says, is a great fit.

“Over the course of the last two years, we’ve been able to use Ebooks Minnesota in several content areas,” says Kaufmann. “For example, in one of our foreign language classes, we recently studied Spanish speaking countries and sure enough there were ebooks available through Ebooks Minnesota that we were able to access for the class.

Another recent addition to Ebooks Minnesota is the World languages collection, which includes books in Ojibwe, Somali, Spanish and Karen languages.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean1:47Summer reading tips for kids — Part 3https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/06/summer-reading-tips-for-kids-part-3/
Mon, 04 Jun 2018 20:40:57 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=21418Lisa Von Drasek recommends two children's books for writing on Part 3 of Summer Reading for Children on Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries. The books are: Heart Maps by Georgia Heard and Happy Mail by Eunice and Sabrina Moyle.Lisa Von Drasek recommends two children's books for writing on Part 3 of Summer Reading for Children on Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries. The books are: Heart Maps by Georgia Heard and Happy Mail by Eunice and Sabrina Moyle.
About Lisa Von Drasek and Read This Book!
Von Drasek is host of Read This Book and the curator of the University of Minnesota's Children's Literature Research Collections. She also writes a blog on children's books called The Blue Ox Review.

Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes. Audio from Read This Book! is available on iTunes at Lisa's The Blue Ox Review podcast.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean4:12‘When Women Didn’t Count’ reviewed by Alicia Kubashttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/06/when-women-didnt-count/
Fri, 01 Jun 2018 17:28:29 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=21438Alicia Kubas reviewed "When Women Didn't Count: Behind the scenes on data collection and women in the USA" by Robert Lopresti, which details the startling facts of how women have been sidelined, neglected, and just plain lied about in U.S. government statistics for more than two centuries.Alicia Kubas reviewed "When Women Didn't Count: Behind the scenes on data collection and women in the USA" by Robert Lopresti, which details the startling facts of how women have been sidelined, neglected, and just plain lied about in U.S.
In the book, Lopresti details the startling facts of how women have been sidelined, neglected, and just plain lied about in United States government statistics for more than two centuries.

Kubas also discussed some of the strangest discoveries she's seen and heard about from the government publications collections.
About Lisa Von Drasek, Alicia Kubas and Read This Book!Von Drasek is host of Read This Book and the Curator of the University of Minnesota's Children's Literature Research Collections. She also writes a blog on children's books called The Blue Ox Review.

Alicia Kubas is the University of Minnesota's Government Publications and Data Librarian.

Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes. Audio from Read This Book! is available on iTunes at Von Drasek's The Blue Ox Review podcast.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean7:38Summer reading tips for kids — Part 2https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/05/summer-reading-tips-for-kids-part-2/
Thu, 31 May 2018 20:36:10 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=21414Lisa Von Drasek recommends several books from independent publishers in Part 2 of Summer Reading for Children on Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries.Lisa Von Drasek recommends several books from independent publishers in Part 2 of Summer Reading for Children on Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries.
About Lisa Von Drasek and Read This Book!
Von Drasek is host of Read This Book and the curator of the University of Minnesota's Children's Literature Research Collections. She also writes a blog on children's books called The Blue Ox Review.

Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes. Audio from Read This Book! is available on iTunes at Lisa's The Blue Ox Review podcast.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean5:43Summer reading tips for kids — Part 1https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/05/summer-reading-tips-for-kids-part-1/
Thu, 17 May 2018 16:45:51 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=21213Lisa Von Drasek recommends informational books from National Geographic in Part 1 of our 2018 Summer Reading recommendations for children on Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries. The books are: Almanac 2019, Brain Games, Extreme Records, and Explore My World: Lions.Lisa Von Drasek recommends informational books from National Geographic in Part 1 of our 2018 Summer Reading recommendations for children on Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries. The books are: Almanac 2019, Brain Games,
Libraries that have these books
The libraries below have these books in their collection, but, depending on demand, you may have to wait to check them out.

About Lisa Von Drasek and Read This Book!
Von Drasek is host of Read This Book and the curator of the University of Minnesota's Children's Literature Research Collections. She also writes a blog on children's books called The Blue Ox Review.

Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes. Audio from Read This Book! is available on iTunes at Lisa's The Blue Ox Review podcast.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean4:26A cover-up at the Methttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/05/a-cover-up-at-the-met/
Fri, 11 May 2018 14:47:02 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=20882From 1938-1979, the Minnesota School of the Air brought educational programs into the classrooms of Minnesota and beyond over radio airwaves and through tape transcription. This episode takes listeners to Metropolitan Stadium to learn how to stay dry on a rainy day. From 1938-1979, the Minnesota School of the Air brought educational programs into the classrooms of Minnesota and beyond over radio airwaves and through tape transcription. This episode takes listeners to Metropolitan Stadium to learn how to stay dry o...
You are listening to U of M Radio on your Historic Dial!

From 1938-1979, the Minnesota School of the Air brought educational programs into the classrooms of Minnesota and beyond over radio airwaves and through tape transcription. During the 1977-1978 season, School of the Air produced a series of radio “field trips” called Look What We Found, a program that introduced students to people and places in Minnesota. Join us this season as we revisit these radio field trips. Today’s episode takes listeners to Metropolitan Stadium to learn how to stay dry on a rainy day.
Season 2: Episode 6. A Cover-up at the Met.

Audio reel box for "Look What We Found... A Cover-up at the Met," April 13, 1978.

You are listening to U of M Radio on your Historic Dial podcast. Welcome to Season 2: Episode 5.

Hi, this is Rebecca from University Archives. The title for the April 13, 1978 broadcast of Look What We Found is “A Cover-up at the Met.” Met is a nickname for Metropolitan Stadium, the former home to Minnesota’s professional sports teams. The stadium opened in 1956 and was demolished in 1985. It’s where Harmon Killebrew hit home runs for the Twins, and where Fran Tarkenton threw touchdown passes for the Vikings. The Kicks, a professional soccer team, also played in the stadium from 1976-1981.

The introduction to this program in the Teacher’s Guide states, “When a Carew homer whizzes across the diamond at Met Stadium and into the stands, not many fans are thinking about why the field looks such a brilliant green under the lights. Likewise, when some fancy footwork by the Vikings or the Kicks throws up patches of sod, who puts the field back together? One thing fans probably have noticed is the enormous protective tarp that covers the field when it rains. Those are the groundskeepers who pull that out.”

Text from the "Look What We Found" teacher's manual for the April 13, 1978 episode "A Cover-up at the Met."

On today’s historic broadcast of Look What We Found, you’ll hear from Dick Erickson, the stadium supervisor at the Met. He described the difficulties of rearranging the field to accommodate three different professional sports.

After the broadcast questions from the "Look What We Found" teacher's manual for the April 13, 1978 episode "A Cover-up at the Met."

Metropolitan Stadium was built before Minnesota had any professional sports teams. In the 1950s, a Metropolitan Sports Area Commission was created to oversee the construction and operation of a stadium with the potential to accommodate professional teams. A local fundraising campaign was initiated to secure the funds. Farmland was purchased in the city of Bloomington, south of Minneapolis, as the site for the stadium.

On opening day, April 24, 1956, it was the Minneapolis Millers minor league baseball team that took to the field. However, Minnesotans only had to wait a few more years for professional teams to come. The Vikings played their opening game on September 17, 1961 and pulled off a victory against the Chicago Bears 37-13. The Twins lost their home opener on April 21, 1961 5-3.

Within a year after this program aired on KUOM, construction began on a new indoor domed stadium in downtown Minneapolis. The Kicks, Vikings, and Twins all played final games at Metropolitan Stadium in 1981.

The stadium was demolished in 1985 and the site was replaced by the Mall of Ameri...]]>Mark Engebretson113:09Review: ‘I’ll Be Gone in the Dark’https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/05/review-ill-be-gone-in-the-dark/
Fri, 04 May 2018 20:49:07 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=21137Host Lisa Von Drasek and Jan Fransen discussed the true-life crime book I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer on this episode of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries.Host Lisa Von Drasek and Jan Fransen discussed the true-life crime book I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer on this episode of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries.
The book tells the true story of the elusive serial rapist turned murderer who terrorized California from 1976 to 1986, and of the gifted journalist who died tragically while investigating the case before it recently was solved.
Libraries that have this book
The libraries below have this book in their collection, but, depending on demand, you may have to wait to check it out.

Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes. Audio from Read This Book! is available on iTunes at Lisa's The Blue Ox Review podcast.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean5:37Joseph Haj: A Conversationhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/05/joseph-haj-a-conversation/
Thu, 03 May 2018 21:19:06 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=21069Joseph Haj, the Guthrie's eighth artistic director and his Associate Artistic Director, Jeffrey Meanza, discussed the value of the western canon, its continuing relevance, and its agency for social change May 2 at the University of Minnesota Friends of the Libraries' annual celebration. Haj also talked about the history of the Guthrie and its longstanding importance to Minnesotans.Joseph Haj, the Guthrie's eighth artistic director and his Associate Artistic Director, Jeffrey Meanza, discussed the value of the western canon, its continuing relevance, and its agency for social change May 2 at the University of Minnesota Friends of...
Haj also talked about the history of the Guthrie and its longstanding importance to Minnesotans.

"The original Guthrie was built with 8,000 discreet gifts gathered from all over the state," Haj said at one point, noting one gift of $6.37 from a Sunday school in Mankato. "This theater was built by the citizens of Minnesota as a gift to themselves. And this is what we try to honor over a half-century later in guiding the Guthrie."

To watch and listen to the entire conversation — including Q&A at the end, click on the video above.
About the Guthrie Archives
The Libraries' Performing Arts Archives holds the records for the Guthrie Theater. The theatre has regularly deposited records in the Performing Arts Archives since 1965. And every play performed on the Guthrie mainstage since its first season in 1963 is represented by prompt books, production notes, costume bibles, photographs, audio tapes containing background music or sound effects, and set designs. For some productions, there are also video tapes of portions of the productions themselves.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean1:04:07Undergraduate research featured at Northrophttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/04/undergraduate-research-featured-at-northrop/
Wed, 25 Apr 2018 20:04:46 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=20923The Undergraduate Research Symposium — an annual research fair at the University of Minnesota — was held April 20 in the Northrop Atrium. Watch and listen as six students provide overviews of their projects and discuss the importance of library resources.The Undergraduate Research Symposium — an annual research fair at the University of Minnesota — was held April 20 in the Northrop Atrium. Watch and listen as six students provide overviews of their projects and discuss the importance of library resources.
By Kate Peterson
Undergraduate Services Librarian

The Undergraduate Research Symposium — an annual research fair at the University of Minnesota — gives all UMN undergraduate researchers a chance to share their research, and scholarly and creative projects with the University community.

We were so pleased to be able to talk with students about their great research at the April 20, 2018 Undergraduate Research Symposium. The U Libraries support students in many aspects of their research — along with many units around campus including the Office of Undergraduate Research and in all the Colleges.
How we support students

Students access our article databases like Web of Science or PubMed to find scholarly and academic articles which form the foundation for their own research.
We have a workshop called “Think Like a Researcher” for first- and second year students to get introduced with how to get started with faculty sponsored research and creative projects.
We help students connect with the Experts@MN tool — which students can use to connect with potential faculty mentors and research projects.
We meet one-on-one with students while they work on research or UROP proposals to find articles written by faculty members and seminal articles on their research topics
We help students connect with data they can use in their projects. For example, Alicia, our government documents librarians helps find data created by government agencies. Ryan, our map librarian, helps students create maps and add data layers based on their unique projects.
We can help students with research tools — from learning about tools like Zotero or Mendeley which organize PDFs and automatically create bibliographies to creating logical file naming structures for long term access to data.
Our Archives and Special Collections have been the inspiration for research projects including analysis of documents or historical records in our collections.
We teach workshops for students on designing scientific posters and have created an online tutorial on Communicating Your Research with Posters. Our Map Library also helps with student poster printing.
We select posters to display in our coffee shops and around the Libraries to help share the great work by students.
The completed posters are also archived in the University Digital Conservancy. Browse or search over 1000 posters. These posters are used by students to get a sense of what research can look like and for ideas for their own projects.

Photos from the Symposium

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean3:08Pankake Poetry Reading with Margaret Hassehttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/04/pankake-poetry-reading-with-margaret-hasse/
Thu, 12 Apr 2018 22:13:12 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=21032Margaret Hasse read from her most recent publication, Between Us, as well as other works at the Pankake Poetry Reading on April 11, 2018 at the University of Minnesota's Andersen Library. Margaret Hasse read from her most recent publication, Between Us, as well as other works at the Pankake Poetry Reading on April 11, 2018 at the University of Minnesota's Andersen Library.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean55:25Research Sprints: Fueling Grand Challenges researchhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/04/research-sprints-fueling-grand-challenges-research/
Thu, 12 Apr 2018 16:54:29 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=20772Hear about the experiences of two University of Minnesota Grand Challenges Research teams as they spent four days conducting research with a team of University of Minnesota librarians. It's all part of the U of M Libraries' Research Sprints program.Hear about the experiences of two University of Minnesota Grand Challenges Research teams as they spent four days conducting research with a team of University of Minnesota librarians. It's all part of the U of M Libraries' Research Sprints program.Research Sprints program.

The projects highlighted in the video are:
The CREATE Initiative:
Co-developing Research and Engaged Approaches to Transform our Environment, which is led by Kate Derickson.

The CREATE Initiative supports solutions-oriented research and graduate training designed to address the Grand Challenges of “Assuring CleanWater” and “Fostering Just and Equitable Communities.”

Wild rice in Minnesota and the Great Lakes region:
A flagship for environmental preservation and Indigenous resource sovereignty. Crystal Ng and Diana Dalbotten from the research team were interviewed for the video.

* More about the Wild rice project]]>Mark Engebretsonclean2:32A conversation with Lisa Vecolihttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/04/a-conversation-with-lisa-vecoli/
Mon, 09 Apr 2018 17:01:22 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=20726Lisa Vecoli is retiring as curator of the Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in GLBT Studies. She talks with Kris Kiesling, director of Archives and Special Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries, about her tenure at Tretter, which included winning two national awards, adding, the Michael McConnell Papers, and developing and managing the Tretter Transgender Oral History Project.Lisa Vecoli is retiring as curator of the Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in GLBT Studies. She talks with Kris Kiesling, director of Archives and Special Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries, about her tenure at Tretter,viewed on the University Libraries YouTube channel. See below for the complete blog post.

By Mark Engebretson

As a child, Lisa Vecoli played “hide-and-seek” with her brother in the library stacks at the University of Minnesota, while waiting for her father to finish his work day at the Immigration History Research Center (IHRC). Rudi Vecoli had moved his family to Minnesota in 1967 to become the first director of the IHRC — a position he held for 38 years.

Rudi Vecoli pictured in the cavern beneath Andersen Library for "Minnesota," a University of Minnesota publication.

Over the years, he dreamed of a state-of-the-art building to preserve the IHCR archives and his dream was realized in 2000 when the Elmer L. Andersen Library opened — five years before Rudi retired.

Now, Lisa Vecoli is retiring as curator of the Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in GLBT Studies — which is also housed in the Andersen Library.

“Andersen Library is now 19 years old, but it’s been part of my life for 50 years,” Lisa Vecoli says. “The fact that my father played a role in getting the building built that now houses the GLBT collection is a source of pride for me.”

Lisa Vecoli in the cavern.

That pride is evident in two photos that Lisa holds dear — one of her father, who passed away in 2008, and one of her — standing with arms wide in the middle of the archival stacks in the cavern beneath Andersen Library.

She likens her father’s work at the IHRC to that of her own with the Tretter Collection.

“For him, it was about the recognition and inclusion of Italian-Americans in particular but the immigrant voices more generally. … So it felt real natural for me to say, ‘I’m doing the same thing,’ she says. I’m serving the GLBT community, but it’s the same mission — it’s to allow people to articulate their own authentic experience and to demand that history include that.”
Making the Tretter collection more diverse
In June 1972, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter and friends organized the first Twin Cities commemoration of the 1969 Stonewall Riots. Forty-six years later TC Pride has grown into one of the largest celebrations in the country — and the Tretter Collection continues to host a history pavilion at Pride.

In 1983, Tretter — concerned that "Our Gay history was disappearing as fast as we were producing it" — consciously started collecting anything he could about the GLBT community. In 2000, Tretter donated his collection to the University of Minnesota Libraries, realizing that it no longer was manageable in his apartment.

“Jean started with a good base of material, but Lisa has certainly done a lot to broaden the collection,” says Kris Kiesling, director of the U of M Libraries’ Archives and Special Collections. “It was essentially a gay male collection with a smattering of lesbian content and an even smaller smattering of bi-sexual and transgender materials. And Lisa has really built those components of the collection.”

Perhaps the highlight of Vecoli’s tenure at Tretter was her leadership in creating, developing, and managing the Tretter Transgender Oral History Project. Since 2015, the project has focused on documenting the experiences of transgender and genderqueer people in the Upper Midwest.]]>Mark Engebretsonclean5:22At the Zoohttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/03/at-the-zoo/
Fri, 30 Mar 2018 20:46:11 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=20646On this episode of U of M Radio on your Historic Dial take a field trip in sound to the Como Zoo in 1978 and hear a surprising story of an animal theft and why lions do not make good pets.On this episode of U of M Radio on your Historic Dial take a field trip in sound to the Como Zoo in 1978 and hear a surprising story of an animal theft and why lions do not make good pets.
You are listening to U of M Radio on your Historic Dial!

From 1938-1979, the Minnesota School of the Air brought educational programs into the classrooms of Minnesota and beyond over radio airwaves and through tape transcription. During the 1977-1978 season, School of the Air produced a series of radio “field trips” called Look What We Found, a program that introduced students to people and places in Minnesota. Join us this season as we revisit these radio field trips. Today’s episode takes listeners to the zoo, and ends with an important lesson.
Season 2: Episode 5. At the Zoo.

You are listening to U of M Radio on your Historic Dial podcast. Welcome to Season 2: Episode 5.

Hi, this is Rebecca from University Archives. Today’s featured broadcast of the program Look What We Found is titled, “At the Zoo.” It is an interview with a zookeeper from Como Zoo in St. Paul who introduced listeners to some new animals. Normally on this podcast, I give a short introduction and then we listen to the historic broadcast. Due to something that happened after this program originally aired on March 30, 1978, we should meet the animals and hear from the zookeeper first. I’ll come back at the end to conclude the program.

Audio reel box for "Look What We Found... At the Zoo," March 30, 1978. Minnesota School of the Air.

Announcer: Come on you’ve been sitting there far too long. Join the Minnesota School of the Air as we take a field trip in sound to someplace you’ve probably never been, somewhere in and around the Twin Cities. And here to go with you are your hosts Walter, Patty, and Bill.

[Animal sounds]

Walter: Ok Patty, what’s that?

Patty: It’s guessing game time.

Bill: Well it’s definitely something alive.

Patty: That’s right Bill.

Walter: Sounds like a baby of some kind.

Patty: You’re right too Walter. It’s the voice of St. Paul’s youngest celebrity. He’s a lion cub that was born at Como Park Zoo last week.

Bill: Well, tell us some more.

Patty: Why don’t we listen instead to someone who really knows what she’s talking about. Joanne is a zookeeper at the zoo. We talked about it and she told me that spring is her favorite time at the zoo and it’s because spring is the time for baby animals.

[Animal sounds]

Joanne: Pretty big ostrich… [Laugh]

Patty: What are the best parts of the job?

Joanne: The best parts… um, well some of the easiest… like right now in the springtime it’s, uh, duckling season, and baby cat season, and baby chicken and baby rabbit season. It’s time for babies, and that’s really my favorite time of the year because everything is kind of opening up and springtime in Minnesota is beautiful anyway and then when the animals are kind of adding to it it’s really nice and sometimes you get to bottle feed the babies and take care of our little zoo animals, so it’s really interesting.

Patty: Wasn’t there a new arrival here? A couple days ago?

Joanne: Yes, we had the birth of one lion cub which was male and he was born Friday. We’re not too sure. He wasn’t here Thursday night but he was here Friday morning. So he was born Friday during the early hours of the morning. Um, Saturday throughout the day we had 3 tiger cubs born, and… Alexandra’s good at this… she usually picks a busy Saturday or Sunday always, and she usually starts about 9 in the morning and then she finished by a...]]>Mark Engebretson113:50Finnish cooking book reviewed by Lisa Von Drasekhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/03/homemade-by-beatrice-ojakangas-on-read-this-book/
Thu, 29 Mar 2018 22:25:40 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=20659Lisa Von Drasek discusses a book by Beatrice Ojakangas called: Homemade: Finnish Rye, Feed Sack Fashion, and Other Simple Ingredients from My Life in Food in this installment of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries.Lisa Von Drasek discusses a book by Beatrice Ojakangas called: Homemade: Finnish Rye, Feed Sack Fashion, and Other Simple Ingredients from My Life in Food in this installment of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries.
Libraries that have this book

Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean2:33Study tips for students from studentshttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/03/study-tips-for-students-from-students/
Fri, 23 Mar 2018 19:28:54 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=20593Science Librarian Carolyn Bishoff asked busy students at Walter Library to provide study tips — including their favorite study locations and study snacks — to first-year students at the University of Minnesota.Science Librarian Carolyn Bishoff asked busy students at Walter Library to provide study tips — including their favorite study locations and study snacks — to first-year students at the University of Minnesota.]]>Mark Engebretsonclean2:04Ridgway Award winnershttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/01/ridgway-award-winners-2/
Fri, 26 Jan 2018 15:13:47 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=19763Lisa Von Drasek talks about the 2017 Marion Vannett Ridgway Award winners in this episode of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries. "Hannah and Sugar," written and illustrated by Kate Berube was the 2017 winner, with Honor Awards going to Bethan Woollvin for "Little Red" and Dori Kleber for "More-igami."Lisa Von Drasek talks about the 2017 Marion Vannett Ridgway Award winners in this episode of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries. "Hannah and Sugar," written and illustrated by Kate Berube was the 2017 winner,Marion Vannett Ridgway Award winners in this episode of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries.

Hannah and Sugar, written and illustrated by Kate Berube was the 2017 winner, with Honor Awards going to Bethan Woollvin for Little Red and Dori Kleber for More-igami.
About the Ridgway Award
Established in 1993, the Ridgway Award is given each year to an author or illustrator in recognition of an outstanding debut in the world of children's picture books. The award is given in memory of Marion Vannett Ridgway, a beloved artists’ representative who worked in the New York City publishing community for more than 40 years, and who extended generous support and encouragement especially to artists just making their way into children’s book publishing.
About Tim Johnson and Lisa Von DrasekTim Johnson is Curator of Special Collections and Rare Books and the E. W. McDiarmid Curator of the Sherlock Holmes Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries. Lisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries.
About Read This Book!
Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes.

]]>Mark EngebretsonRidgway Award Winners 2017clean3:43330 students took part in Gopherbaloohttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/01/330-students-took-part-gopherbaloo/
Tue, 16 Jan 2018 18:05:13 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=19410Nearly 330 students from grade 6-12 attended Gopherbaloo 2018 at Wilson Library January 13. The annual event is part of National History Day MN.Nearly 330 students from grade 6-12 attended Gopherbaloo 2018 at Wilson Library January 13. The annual event is part of National History Day MN.National History Day is an inter-disciplinary research project for students in grades 6-12. History Day teaches students to:

Students choose a topic that relates to an annual theme, research that topic, and present their research in one of five presentation categories: Research Paper, Exhibit, Documentary, Performance, or Website. Students may then enter their projects into History Day competitions at school, regional, state, and national levels. ]]>Mark Engebretsonclean45Books to Give 2017https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2017/12/books-give-2017/
Mon, 18 Dec 2017 20:35:28 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=18885Five University of Minnesota librarians and archivists recently joined Read This Book host Lisa Von Drasek to make recommendations for books to give this holiday season. Still shopping? Then pay attention!Five University of Minnesota librarians and archivists recently joined Read This Book host Lisa Von Drasek to make recommendations for books to give this holiday season. Still shopping? Then pay attention!
Still shopping? Then pay attention!
Megan Kocher — Curator, Kirschner Cookbook Collection

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean5:48Books to give with Alicia Kubashttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2017/12/books-give-alicia-kubas/
Tue, 12 Dec 2017 14:50:45 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=18663In this special episode of Read This Book!, Librarian Alicia Kubas and host Lisa Von Drasek reviewed two books that would make great gifts this holiday season.
The books are: Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" — artwork by Yayoi Kusama, and "Poetry From Scratch" by Jennifer McCartney.In this special episode of Read This Book!, Librarian Alicia Kubas and host Lisa Von Drasek reviewed two books that would make great gifts this holiday season. - The books are: Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" — artwork by Yayoi Kus...
The books are:

About Lisa Von Drasek and Alicia KubasLisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries. Alicia Kubas is the Government Publications and Regional Depository Librarian at the University of Minnesota Libraries.
About Read This Book!
Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean4:08A Clinic That’s For the Birdshttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2017/12/clinic-thats-birds/
Fri, 08 Dec 2017 21:46:24 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=18499On this installment of "U of M Radio on your Historic Dial," we’ll travel to the St. Paul campus to "A Clinic That’s for the Birds" – which also happens to be the title of the December 8, 1977 episode of Look What We Found. If you haven’t yet deciphered the title of the broadcast, we are going on an audio tour of the Raptor Center. The Raptor Center is a research and rehabilitation center for birds of prey which today cares for approximately 800 ill and injured raptors each year.On this installment of "U of M Radio on your Historic Dial," we’ll travel to the St. Paul campus to "A Clinic That’s for the Birds" – which also happens to be the title of the December 8, 1977 episode of Look What We Found.
You are listening to U of M Radio on your Historic Dial!

From 1938-1979, the Minnesota School of the Air brought educational programs into the classrooms of Minnesota and beyond over radio airwaves and through tape transcription. During the 1977-1978 season, School of the Air produced a series of radio “field trips” called Look What We Found, a program that introduced students to people and places in Minnesota. Join us this season as we revisit these radio field trips. Today’s episode takes listeners to a clinic that's for the birds...
Season 2: Episode 4. A Clinic That’s for the Birds

You are listening to U of M Radio on your Historic Dial podcast. Welcome to Season 2: Episode 4.

Hi, this is Rebecca from University Archives. Are you ready to take another field trip in sound on Look What We Found? Today we’ll travel to the St. Paul campus to "A Clinic That’s for the Birds" – which also happens to be the title of the December 8, 1977 episode of Look What We Found. If you haven’t yet deciphered the title of the broadcast, we are going on an audio tour of the Raptor Center. The Raptor Center is a research and rehabilitation center for birds of prey which today cares for approximately 800 ill and injured raptors each year.

"A clinic that's for the birds" audio reel and playback note.

When the program “A Clinic That’s for the Birds,” aired in 1977, the Raptor Research and Rehabilitation Program – as it was then known – was a relatively new program in the College of Veterinary Medicine. The program was initiated with the research of Dr. Gary Duke in the early 1970s. According to a published history of the College of Veterinary Medicine, Duke’s area of study centered on the digestive systems of raptors. He asked the Department of Natural Resources if they had any injured owls that he could examine, and the DNR brought 30 owls to him. Duke cared for their illnesses and injuries and developed methods to treat the birds with the hope of releasing them back into the wild. From 1972-1974 Duke and other veterinary students cared for 280 birds, 120 of which they were able to return to the outdoors. After veterinary student Pat Redig graduated in 1974, the Mardag Foundation and the College of Veterinary Medicine offered funds to hire Redig to continue the raptor program. You will hear Redig in the broadcast as he gives a program producer and friends a tour of the raptor program facilities.

The Raptor Research and Rehabilitation Program was housed in a building known as Temporary East of Haecker where Duke and Redig modified rooms to accommodate injured raptors. Other grants, including an annual grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, supported their work and allowed them to start caring for the endangered peregrine falcon and bald eagle.

Temporary East of Haecker and Veterinary Clinic, St. Paul Campus, 1954.

In 1988, with a donation from Don and Louise Gabbert, the Gabbert Raptor Center was built on the St. Paul campus and the rehabilitation program was renamed The Raptor Center.

So what did the Minnesota School of the Air intend to teach young students on this field trip broadcast? The teacher’s manual that was disseminated to educators offered clear suggestions for before and after broadcast discussions. Answer the questions “What is a bird of prey? What is an endangered species?]]>Mark Engebretson114:09Another Way to Go From Minneapolis to St. Paulhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2017/11/another-way-go-minneapolis-st-paul/
Fri, 17 Nov 2017 12:43:49 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=17920Today’s field trip in sound on the program "Look What We Found" is more of a staycation. On the November 17, 1977 episode, program announcers Walter, Patty, and Bill, gave a tour of the KUOM radio studios and interviewed the staff at the station. Today’s field trip in sound on the program "Look What We Found" is more of a staycation. On the November 17, 1977 episode, program announcers Walter, Patty, and Bill, gave a tour of the KUOM radio studios and interviewed the staff at the station.
You are listening to U of M Radio on your Historic Dial!

From 1938-1979, the Minnesota School of the Air brought educational programs into the classrooms of Minnesota and beyond over radio airwaves and through tape transcription. During the 1977-1978 season, School of the Air produced a series of radio “field trips” called Look What We Found, a program that introduced students to people and places in Minnesota. Join us this season as we revisit these radio field trips. Today’s episode takes listeners another way to go from Minneapolis to St. Paul!
Season 2: Episode 3. Another Way to Go From Minneapolis to St. Paul

You are listening to U of M Radio on your Historic Dial podcast. Welcome to Season 2: Episode 3.

Hi, this is Rebecca from University Archives. Today’s field trip in sound on the program "Look What We Found" is more of a staycation. On the November 17, 1977 episode, program announcers Walter, Patty, and Bill, gave a tour of the KUOM radio studios and interviewed the staff at the station. The title of the program, “Another Way to Go From Minneapolis to St. Paul,” notes that the radio station is in more than one place: the studio, in Rarig Center on the West Bank campus in Minneapolis, and the transmitter located on the St. Paul campus.

Teacher’s manual description of the program

Before we listen to a guided tour of KUOM studios in Rarig Center in 1977, let’s look back at some other places on campus where KUOM was once located. As early as 1912, Electrical Engineering professor Franklin Springer began experimenting with wireless telegraphy, and by 1914 the department was offering coursework in radio transmission and operation. When Cyril M. Jansky, Jr. joined the department in 1920, he applied for an experimental license and began limited broadcasting under the call letters 9XI. On January 13, 1922, the department received a non-commercial radio broadcast license and was assigned the call letters WLB. After a new Electrical Engineering Building was built on campus in 1925, the department outfitted the building with a radio studio where broadcasting continued in the spring of 1926.

Radio studio in the new Electrical Engineering Building, 1926

Radio equipment in the new Electrical Engineering Building, 1926

The April 17, 1926 edition of the Minnesota Alumni Weekly featured a description of the studio in the article, “U Has Complete Radio Plant.” The article stated that “The station has been under construction for some time, and consists of one room on the third floor of the Engineering building, fully equipped with a transmitter, microphone, and acoustical material. The walls are deadened and hung with heavy curtains. Wicker furniture and a grand piano are placed at the convenience of entertainers.”

In 1938, the University purchased a new transmitter that was erected on the St. Paul campus. A new home for the radio studio was made in Eddy Hall in 1939.

Radio station WLB transmitter, 1939

The University publication Minnesota Chats featured an article about the studio in Eddy on May 2, 1939 titled, “University Radio Station Busy in New Home.” The article stated, “The layout contains four studios for broadcasting, two of them large enough to accommodate casts of considerable size in dramatic or musical numbers, a main control room, a smaller control room adjoining the largest studio, ample office space, and air conditioning equipment made necessary by the fa...]]>Mark Engebretson114:16Flying Funny by Dudley Riggshttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2017/10/flying-funny-dudley-riggs/
Tue, 31 Oct 2017 16:13:56 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=17679Flying Funny: My Life Without a Net by Dudley Riggs was the featured book on this episode of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries. Performing Arts Archivist Kate Hujda joined host Lisa Von Drasek in sharing insights into the book, Riggs, and Riggs' papers, which are in the Libraries' Performing Arts Archives. Flying Funny: My Life Without a Net by Dudley Riggs was the featured book on this episode of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries. Performing Arts Archivist Kate Hujda joined host Lisa Von Drasek in sharing insights into the book...
Performing Arts Archivist Kate Hujda joined host Lisa Von Drasek in sharing insights into the book, Riggs, and Riggs' papers, which are in the Libraries' Performing Arts Archives.

Riggs was born into the fourth generation of traveling trapeze artists who also performed in vaudeville. In the book, Riggs shares stories about his early family life in entertainment and how it led to his founding the Dudley Riggs Brave New Workshop.
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About Lisa Von Drasek and Kate HujdaLisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries. Kate Hujda is the Assistant Curator for the Performing Arts Archives and the Upper Midwest Literary Archives at the University of Minnesota Libraries.
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Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean4:22In A Vietnamese Kitchenhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2017/10/vietnamese-kitchen/
Fri, 27 Oct 2017 16:44:40 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=17634In this week’s episode of Look What We Found, titled “In A Vietnamese Kitchen,” the producers teach an important lesson about cultural understanding by starting a conversation about cuisine. While interviewing the owner of Bamboo Village, Patty asked, “What made you decide to open a restaurant?” She replied, “I like a place where we can exchange the culture between the Vietnamese and the American and have something more to show, you know? We have a chance to interact with the American, to meet them on a day-to-day basis.” Episode 2, Season 2 of "U of M Radio On Your Historic Dial."In this week’s episode of Look What We Found, titled “In A Vietnamese Kitchen,” the producers teach an important lesson about cultural understanding by starting a conversation about cuisine. While interviewing the owner of Bamboo Village, Patty asked,
You are listening to U of M Radio on your Historic Dial!

From 1938-1979, the Minnesota School of the Air brought educational programs into the classrooms of Minnesota and beyond over radio airwaves and through tape transcription. During the 1977-1978 season, School of the Air produced a series of radio “field trips” called Look What We Found, a program that introduced students to people and places in Minnesota. Join us this season as we revisit these radio field trips. Today’s episode takes listeners to a Vietnamese kitchen...
Season 2: Episode 2. Look What We Found! In a Vietnamese Kitchen

You are listening to U of M on your Historic Dial podcast. Welcome to Season 2: Episode 2.

Hi, this is Rebecca from University Archives. Today we return to looking back and listening to Look What We Found, a program of the Minnesota School of the Air that aired on University radio station KUOM from 1977-1978. Forty years ago, on October 27, 1977, KUOM took a field trip in sound to Bamboo Village, a Vietnamese restaurant in St. Paul.

Audio reel-to-reel tape for "Look What We Found: In a Vietnamese Kitchen." Available in the University of Minnesota Radio and Television Broadcasting records at the University of Minnesota Archives.

The teacher’s manual for the program suggested that before the broadcast the class should start a conversation about Asian cuisine. "Are any of the children familiar with it?" the description questioned. "Does anyone know the differences between Chinese and Japanese food? Discuss the war in Vietnam. What do your students know about it? Talk about the history of Vietnam, from the French colonial period to the Communist victory."

Teacher's Manual for "Look What We Found: In a Vietnamese Kitchen." Available in the University of Minnesota Radio and Television Broadcasting records at the University of Minnesota Archives.

The Communist victory refers to the fall of Saigon to North Vietnamese forces in 1975. That event ended the Vietnam War and displaced millions of Southeast Asians. In response, the U.S. Congress passed the Indochina Migration and Refugee Assistance Act that authorized over 400 million dollars in federal assistance for the resettlement of Southeast Asian refugees in the United States.

In Minnesota, Governor Wendell Anderson established the Indochinese Resettlement Office to coordinate refugee relocation to the state. A task force was also established to create collaborations among federal agencies, state resources, and local charities to provide aid to incoming refugees. An article in the Minneapolis Star published in November of 1977 estimated that Minnesota was then the new home to approximately 4,000 Southeast Asian refugees.

In this week’s episode of Look What We Found, titled "In A Vietnamese Kitchen," the producers teach an important lesson about cultural understanding by starting a conversation about cuisine. While interviewing the owner of Bamboo Village, Patty asked, "What made you decide to open a restaurant?" She replied, "I like a place where we can exchange the culture between the Vietnamese and the American and have something more to show, you know? We have a chance to interact with the American, to meet them on a day-to-day basis."

The After the Broadcast conversation suggestions in the teacher’s manual further reinforced her message. The manual stated, "Discuss how food from different cultures differs and why. Discuss the problems of refugees entering an unfamiliar culture. If there are any Vietnamese families in your community, invite them to visit your class."

]]>Mark Engebretson113:35‘Underwater’ pumpkin carving at the Wangensteen Historical Libraryhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2017/10/underwater-pumpkin-carving-bio-medical-library/
Mon, 23 Oct 2017 19:59:14 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=17462We are welcoming back Emily Beck and her pumpkin carving talents as she brings us underwater adventures in jack o'lantern form, inspired by the Wangensteen Historical Library's current exhibit. Watch a short video of Emily from last year and check out the stencils to create - and share - your own underwater-inspired carving.We are welcoming back Emily Beck and her pumpkin carving talents as she brings us underwater adventures in jack o'lantern form, inspired by the Wangensteen Historical Library's current exhibit. Watch a short video of Emily from last year and check out ...
What: Historical Pumpkin Carving by Emily Beck, Assistant Curator, Wangensteen Historical Library
When: Monday, October 30
Where: Wangensteen Historical Library, 5th Floor, Diehl Hall (Directions)
An Underwater Halloween
This year's carving is inspired by the Wangensteen Historical Library's current exhibit, Underwater, which explores humans, health, and science in watery spaces. We have selected a few of our favorite images from the exhibit and have made stencils so you can create your own underwater-inspired carving.
Pumpkin Stencils

Share your #UnderwaterPumpkin
We invite you to share photos of your final jack o'lantern made from our stensils. Just tweet an image of your carved pumpkin to @umnbiomedlib using #UnderwaterPumpkin.
Pumpkin Carving Process]]>Mark Engebretsonclean41The Magicians gets a big thumbs uphttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2017/10/magicians-gets-big-thumbs/
Fri, 06 Oct 2017 21:20:43 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=17353Science Librarian Carolyn Bishoff and host Lisa Von Drasek discussed the Lev Grossman fantasy novel series, which started in 2009 with The Magicians on this episode of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries. The series has been adapted on television and currently airs on Syfy.Science Librarian Carolyn Bishoff and host Lisa Von Drasek discussed the Lev Grossman fantasy novel series, which started in 2009 with The Magicians on this episode of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries.
The Magicians tells the story of Quentin Coldwater, a young man who discovers and attends a college of magic in New York. The novel received critical acclaim, and was followed by The Magician King in 2011 and 2014's The Magician's Land.
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About Lisa Von Drasek and Carolyn BishoffLisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries. Carolyn Bishoff is the Physics, Astronomy, and Earth Sciences Librarian at the University of Minnesota Libraries.
About Read This Book!
Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean3:47Look What We Foundhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2017/09/look-what-we-found/
Thu, 28 Sep 2017 23:55:02 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=17064This year for U of M Radio On Your Historic Dial we’re going on a field trip in sound and time to the 1977-1978 season of the Minnesota School of the Air to look at what we found after these recordings were digitized and we were finally able to listen.This year for U of M Radio On Your Historic Dial we’re going on a field trip in sound and time to the 1977-1978 season of the Minnesota School of the Air to look at what we found after these recordings were digitized and we were finally able to listen.
You are listening to U of M on your Historic Dial!

From 1938-1979, the Minnesota School of the Air brought educational programs into the classrooms of Minnesota and beyond over radio airwaves and through tape transcription. During the 1977-1978 season, School of the Air produced a series of radio "field trips" called Look What We Found, a program that introduced students to people and places in Minnesota. Join us this season as we revisit these radio field trips. Today's episode takes listeners to the U.S. Weather Service branch at the Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport with hosts Walter Brody, Patty Goodwin, and Bill Golfus of KUOM radio.
Season 2: Episode 1: Look What We Found! The U.S. Weather Bureau

You are listening to U of M on your Historic Dial podcast. Welcome to Season 2: Episode 1: Look What We Found!

Hello, this is Rebecca, Collections Archivist at University Archives. This season on the podcast we are going on a radio field trip. Let me explain…

Forty years ago, in the fall of 1977, the producers, engineers, and announcers at University radio station KUOM were well into the start of the 1977-1978 season of the Minnesota School of the Air. From 1938-1979, the School of the Air brought educational programs into the classrooms of Minnesota and beyond over radio airwaves and through tape transcription.

This year we’re going on a field trip in sound and time to the 1977-1978 season of the Minnesota School of the Air to look at what we found after these recordings were digitized and we were finally able to listen.

Beginning on Friday, September 22, 1977, from 10:50 to 11:00 a.m. KUOM broadcasted the series Look What We Found, a program that introduced students to people and places in Minnesota.

A printed guide with program descriptions and suggestions for before and after broadcast discussions were provided to interested schoolteachers. In a letter printed at the beginning of the guide, Walter Brody, Assistant Director and Producer, described Look What We Found as a “radio field trip,” that took “listeners out of the classroom and to places they may have never been.”

Brody outlined 3 effects the program could have on students:

* “… we would hope that these short journeys by sound augment the dwindling number of field trips caused by dwindling budgets.”
* “… by stimulating your student’s imaginations, perhaps they will want to explore interesting people and places on their own.”
* “Perhaps young imaginations, sated with TV images, can practice imagining where they are, who they are… using their minds to see where sound takes them.”

So where did KUOM take students over the air that season? They toured local radio and television stations KUOM and WCCO, rode the Lake Harriet trolley, toured the grounds of Metropolitan Stadium, and visited the Como Zoo, to name a few.

Join University Archives during the 2017-2018 school year as we take occasional field trips in sound and time to the 1977-1978 season to listen to recordings of the original broadcasts of Look What We Found.

Today on the program you’ll hear the September 29, 1977 broadcast titled, “The U.S. Weather Bureau.”

Join hosts Walter Brody, Patty Goodwin, and Bill Golfus on a field trip in sound to the U.S. Weather Service branch at the Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport. Patty asks,]]>Mark Engebretson113:35Luther exhibit ends on September 29https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2017/09/luther-exhibit-ends-september-29/
Mon, 18 Sep 2017 15:17:16 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=16946Less than two weeks remain to see the exhibit, Luther and the World Turned Upside Down: Prophecy, Revolution, and the End of Time, which runs through September 29, 2017 at Elmer L. Anderson Library. Additional materials are on exhibit at the T.R. Anderson Gallery on the fourth floor of Wilson Library.Less than two weeks remain to see the exhibit, Luther and the World Turned Upside Down: Prophecy, Revolution, and the End of Time, which runs through September 29, 2017 at Elmer L. Anderson Library. Additional materials are on exhibit at the T.R.
The exhibit examines a side of Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation that is often overshadowed by more standard images of Luther as heroic reformer or revolutionary theologian. Luther worked in an apocalyptic age, and his efforts to transform the religious culture of the day reflected these intellectual currents. The exhibit highlights these aspects of Luther and his world.

View the main exhibition at Elmer L. Anderson Library through September 29. Additional materials are on exhibit at the T.R. Anderson Gallery on the fourth floor of Wilson Library.

Tim Johnson and Cheryll Fong were co-curators of the exhibit and Darren Terpstra was the exhibit designer.

Hours: During business hours at Elmer L. Andersen Library and Wilson Library (T.R. Anderson Gallery)]]>Mark Engebretsonclean2:54Incoming students learn about the Librarieshttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2017/09/incoming-students-learn-libraries/
Wed, 06 Sep 2017 15:31:22 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=17176Incoming students capped off Welcome Week this year by touring Magrath Library in St. Paul and learning about all of the ways that the Libraries can help them achieve academic success. Incoming students capped off Welcome Week this year by touring Magrath Library in St. Paul and learning about all of the ways that the Libraries can help them achieve academic success. Mark Engebretsonclean1:49Of Poets and Podcastshttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2017/06/of-poets-and-podcasts/
Fri, 16 Jun 2017 13:48:29 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=14384This installment U of M Radio On Your Historic Dial features Margeret Hasse on the KUOM program Minnesota Issues in her role as Executive Director for the Minnesota Alliance for Arts in Education. The year was 1984 and plans were underway for the establishment of an arts high school in Minnesota. Governor Rudy Perpich had implemented a task force to conduct a feasibility study for the establishment of the school. Can you guess what school this would become? That’s right, Minnesota was already laying the groundwork for the Perpich Center for Arts Education that operates today in Golden Valley. Not everyone was in favor of establishing a school that would centralize funding for arts education in the state. Margaret Hasse and the Minnesota Alliance for Arts in Education had concerns about the establishment of the school.This installment U of M Radio On Your Historic Dial features Margeret Hasse on the KUOM program Minnesota Issues in her role as Executive Director for the Minnesota Alliance for Arts in Education. The year was 1984 and plans were underway for the estab...
Welcome back to U of M Radio on Your Historic Dial!

In addition to our day to day work, there are always a number of fascinating projects underway in the University of Minnesota Libraries Archives and Special Collections. One of them, formally known as “Preservation of Minnesota’s Radio History,” is the Radio KUOM project that produces this podcast. In this program, we will hear about another project based in the University’s Upper Midwest Literary Archives, with a focus on the poet Margaret Hasse.

You can listen to the episode here in the browser and read the script below.

Episode 12: Of Poets and Podcasts
Hello! This is Hannah over in University Archives, and this U of M Radio on Your Historic Dial, Episode 12: Of Poets and Podcasts. You’ve likely noticed the outro that accompanies the end of each podcast episode, which states that funding for this project comes from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund administered by the Minnesota Historical Society. This grant has enabled numerous projects here at University Archives and within the University of Minnesota Libraries Archives and Special Collections, as well as at other Minnesota cultural institutions.

While there is always regular staff to carry out day to day operations related to the collection, maintenance, and promotion of our materials, grant funded projects allow us to focus on one collection or area in particular, singling it out for detailed processing and description, as well as unique promotional activities such as this podcast. The project featured in this episode focuses on Minnesota’s literary heritage, embodied in the personal collections of poets Robert Bly, Bill Holm, and Margaret Hasse, as well as the papers of Milkweed Editions. Now I’m going to pass the mic to the project manager, Carissa Hansen.

Hi, this is Carissa from the Upper Midwest Literary Archives. Thanks to Hannah for inviting me to join her for this podcast! Margaret Hasse is one of three Minnesota poets’ collections I am working with as part of a grant project titled “Prairie Poets and Press: Literary Lives of the Upper Midwest.”

Photograph of Margaret Hasse from the Milkweed Editions records in the Upper Midwest Literary Archives

Margaret Hasse was born in Aberdeen, South Dakota in 1950, and has spent much of her adult life in Minneapolis. She’s well-known for being a poet, but Hasse is also a teacher, arts administrator, and arts consultant.

This installment of the KUOM program Minnesota Issues features Hasse in her role as Executive Director for the Minnesota Alliance for Arts in Education. The year was 1984 and plans were underway for the establishment of an arts high school in Minnesota. Governor Rudy Perpich had implemented a task force to conduct a feasibility study for the establishment of the school.

Can you guess what school this would become? That’s right, Minnesota was already laying the groundwork for the Perpich Center for Arts Education that operates today in Golden Valley. Not everyone was in favor of establishing a school that would centralize funding for arts education in the state. Margaret Hasse and the Minnesota Alliance for Arts in Education had concerns about the establishment of the school.

There was a great need for more arts education of all kinds in schools across the state of Minnesota. The establishment of an arts high school was certainly an exciting proposition, and one that would represent a commitment to the arts and youth in the state, but the question of proper disbursement of funding remained. Should the state’s resources be focused on one school, or should they be spread out, encompassing more grade levels and areas of Minnesota?]]>Mark Engebretson111:12Nordic cooking and cookbookshttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2017/05/nordic-cooking-cookbooks/
Tue, 30 May 2017 14:30:48 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=14281Nordic cooking with Megan Kocher on Read This Book.Nordic cooking with Megan Kocher on Read This Book.
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About Lisa Von Drasek and Megan KocherLisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries. Megan Kocher is Curator for the Doris S. Kirschner Cookbook Collection at the University of Minnesota Libraries.
About Read This Book!
Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes.]]>Mark Engebretsonclean5:59Eight Days in Mayhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2017/05/eight-days-may/
Tue, 23 May 2017 13:32:49 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=14229In this episode of U of M Radio On Your Historic Dial, you’re going to hear about an explosive week on the University of Minnesota campus, which occurred during an era of global tension, when the political felt intensely personal, especially to students and other young people. Forty-five years ago this month, anti-war protests in and around the University of Minnesota boiled over as angry demonstrators and police clashed in the streets.In this episode of U of M Radio On Your Historic Dial, you’re going to hear about an explosive week on the University of Minnesota campus, which occurred during an era of global tension, when the political felt intensely personal,
Welcome back to U of M Radio on Your Historic Dial!

One of the best things about researching and writing the U of M Radio on Your Historic Dial podcast is discovering anew the fragments of history that have made Minnesota what it is today. We’ve delved into science, education, and the performing arts, among other topics, and have strived to focus on Minnesotan experiences and perspectives. Today you’re going to hear about an explosive week on the University of Minnesota campus, occurring during an era of global tension, when the political felt intensely personal, especially to students and other young people.

You can listen to the episode here in the browser and read the script below.

Episode 11: Eight Days in May
Hello, this is Hannah over at University Archives, and this is episode 11 of the U of M Radio on Your Historic Dial podcast, “Eight Days in May.” Forty-five years ago this month, anti-war protests in and around the University of Minnesota boiled over as angry demonstrators and police clashed in the streets.

The audio we are going to hear on this program appeared on The Hour, a weekly program written and produced by students. This episode of The Hour aired directly after a week of protests on the U of M campus in the wake of President Nixon’s announcement on May 8th, 1972 that the United States would mine North Vietnamese ports, further escalating the conflict in Vietnam.

At first, those angered by President Nixon’s statement looked to Governor Wendell Andersen to enact measures in protest of the war’s escalation. Andersen did not do so, but was sympathetic, saying that the president’s decision was “some of the saddest news we’ve had in our lifetimes”. The first major protest began at a new housing development in Cedar-Riverside on May 9th. Two groups of demonstrators, one protesting the gentrification of the area as evidenced by the new high-rise, and the other an anti-war group, converged into a crowd of thousands. Some property damage occurred and several arrests, but this was only a prelude to the violence that would ensue the next day.

On Wednesday, the protests moved to Dinkytown, many heading to the armory, in protest of the ROTC having a presence on campus. Listeners can hear protesters chanting “USA out of Asia, Air Force out of Dinkytown” and “1-2-3-4 Vietnam’s a bosses war/ 5-6-7-8 nothing to negotiate”.

Police wearing gas masks walk through campus, attempting to disperse the crowds. University of Minnesota Archives Photograph Collection. Available at http://purl.umn.edu/71641

In what is the most unnerving segment of the broadcast, the host of the program and reporter on the ground, Larry Davenport, who graduated from the School of Journalism and Mass Communications in 1973, witnesses the tense standoff between the police and the demonstrators, giving a minute-by-minute report of the escalation of violence between the two sides. Davenport starts out near the armory, where demonstrators have constructed a barricade. The police arrive, and it soon becomes apparent that they intend to use tear gas to clear the area. The demonstrators are either resisting, throwing eggs and other small projectiles, or they are attending to wounded students. As he is running from the tear gas, Davenport reports that some protesters are throwing the gas canisters back at the police. At one point, listeners can hear Davenport coughing from gas inhalation.

By midnight, the barricade still stood, and protesters and police had come to a standstill. In considerably more peaceful surroundings,]]>Mark Engebretson112:40An Englishman in Minneapolis: Sir Tyrone Guthriehttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2017/05/englishman-minneapolis-sir-tyrone-guthrie/
Fri, 12 May 2017 17:09:22 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=14170May 7 marked the anniversary of the Guthrie Theater’s first ever performance in 1963, a production of Hamlet starring George Grizzard and Jessica Tandy. In this episode of "U of M Radio On Your Historic Dial," we’ll hear Sir Tyrone Guthrie explain his vision of the future of American theater in his own words, followed by interviews with the Guthrie staff from ten years later.May 7 marked the anniversary of the Guthrie Theater’s first ever performance in 1963, a production of Hamlet starring George Grizzard and Jessica Tandy. In this episode of "U of M Radio On Your Historic Dial,
Welcome back to U of M Radio on Your Historic Dial!

May 7 marked the anniversary of the Guthrie Theater’s first ever performance in 1963, a production of Hamlet starring George Grizzard and Jessica Tandy.

Founder, Sir Tyrone Guthrie, was one of the most acclaimed theatrical directors of his time. Over breakfast, in March 1959, he and two colleagues, producer Oliver Rea and stage manager Peter Zeisler, resolved that they would create a new theater far from the exhausting commercial demands of Broadway. They knew that in order to make their vision have national relevance, and in the process alter the character of American theater, they had to be as far from New York City, both geographically and mentally, as they could get.

After determining that a Midwestern city would be ideal, Detroit, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis were the decided frontrunners. In May 1960 Minneapolis was announced as the chosen home for their project, due in part to the enthusiastic cooperation of the University of Minnesota’s theater department. The decision was commemorated by a telegram that succinctly states, “Min definite”.

In today’s episode, we’ll hear Sir Tyrone Guthrie explain his vision of the future of American theater in his own words, followed by interviews with the Guthrie staff from ten years later.

You can listen to the episode here in the browser and read the script below.

Episode 10: An Englishman in Minneapolis
Hello! This is Hannah over in University Archives, and this U of M Radio on Your Historic Dial, episode 10: An Englishman in Minneapolis.

If you have ever been to a play at the Tyrone Guthrie Theater, these trumpets are a familiar herald, as they signal the beginning of a performance at the 54-year-old Minneapolis institution. Conceived in 1959 by acclaimed British director Sir Tyrone Guthrie along with his colleagues Peter Zeisler and Oliver Rea, the Guthrie Theater was intended to address what its founders viewed as the creative stagnation they saw in New York City theater. Writers, actors, and designers flocked to Broadway, leading to a surplus of professionals in one place, and a shortage everywhere else in the country. Guthrie wanted to establish a theater somewhere it would have a chance to thrive, introducing audiences to the great dramatic classics he felt they had been deprived of for so long.

Guthrie viewed the United States as too young to have produced any “classics.” He anticipated an audience unused to professional theatre and the classics, essentially, a clean slate. He wanted to create an intellectually demanding audience by not serving them mass-derived “pap,” and teach people to cultivate good taste.

When building the theater that would bear his name, Guthrie insisted that it be a repertory theater, meaning the same actors would perform in different plays each season. In addition to building a strong ensemble who would carry the productions, he believed that repertory was better for the individual actors, as they would avoid being typecast. He also avoided casting the occasional big name, saying in the New York Times, “One of the most boring things about Broadway is knowing from the moment you read a name on the program precisely the performance you may expect."

Now we’ll jump forward 10 years to 1973, when KUOM produced Guthrie Greenroom, a program that gave listeners a thorough look behind the scenes through interviews with different members of...]]>Mark Engebretson110:52Alan Page, in conversation with Gary Eichtenhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2017/05/alan-page-in-conversation-with-gary-eichten/
Thu, 11 May 2017 22:19:00 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=21036Alan Page has had an extraordinary career trajectory. Discover his motivations and passions in this conversation with Gary Eichten, known and revered for his many years as an MPR host and news editor.
The discussion took place May 9, 2017 at the University of Minnesota's McNamara Alumni Center as part of the Friends of the University of Minnesota Libraries annual celebration.Alan Page has had an extraordinary career trajectory. Discover his motivations and passions in this conversation with Gary Eichten, known and revered for his many years as an MPR host and news editor. - The discussion took place May 9,
The discussion took place May 9, 2017 at the University of Minnesota's McNamara Alumni Center as part of the Friends of the University of Minnesota Libraries annual celebration.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean57:56Journalism, media bias, fact checkinghttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2017/05/journalism-media-bias-fact-checking/
Mon, 01 May 2017 16:34:14 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=14034Books about journalism, media bias, and fact checking were reviewed in this episode of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries.Books about journalism, media bias, and fact checking were reviewed in this episode of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries.
Books discussed

About Lisa Von Drasek and Van HoulsonLisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries. Van Houlson is the Journalism and Communication Studies Librarian at the University of Minnesota Libraries.
About Read This Book!
Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean6:43Science Lives: Women and minorities in the scienceshttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2017/05/science-lives-women-minorities-sciences/
Mon, 01 May 2017 13:45:34 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=14019Science is at the forefront of this episode of U of M Radio on Your Historic Dial. In the late 1980s, there was a growing consensus that within 20 years, we would see a dearth of graduates in science-based fields, an issue that spurred the creation of today’s featured program, "Science Lives: Women and Minorities in the Sciences."Science is at the forefront of this episode of U of M Radio on Your Historic Dial. In the late 1980s, there was a growing consensus that within 20 years, we would see a dearth of graduates in science-based fields,
Welcome back to U of M Radio on Your Historic Dial! Science is at the forefront of our program for this podcast. We interact with scientific innovation every day, and the term STEM education (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) is likely one you’ve been hearing for a while. In the late 1980s, there was a growing consensus that within 20 years, we would see a dearth of graduates in science-based fields, an issue that spurred the creation of today’s featured program, Science Lives: Women and Minorities in the Sciences.

You can listen to the episode here in the browser and read the script below.

Episode 09: Science Lives
Hello! This is Hannah at University Archives. In this episode, I wanted to highlight one of the KUOM collection’s most contemporary programs, Science Lives: Women and Minorities in the Sciences.

In the late 1980s, research pointed towards a significant drop in students seeking Bachelor’s degrees in the sciences, with one estimate stating that by the year 2000, the United States would be facing a shortage of 430,000 degreed students in those fields.

In 1989, spurred on by faculty in the University of Minnesota College of Biological Sciences and Institute of Technology, KUOM Program Developer Marion Watson wrote an extensive grant seeking funding for a program that would address this deficit of scientists, and offer a solution: specifically appeal to and aid minorities and women in the sciences, who had historically been underrepresented. The grant states, "If changes do not occur and the nation experiences a significant drop in its pool of scientists, then not only will the fields of science be adversely affected, but so will the myriad issues before the nation -- AIDS, energy, national security...which have a scientific base." This point is expanded on in the first episode of Science Lives.

Brochure advertising Science Lives: Women and Minorities in the Sciences, encouraging schools to order the cassette package, undated.

Brochure advertising Science Lives: Women and Minorities in the Sciences, detailing the contents of each program, undated.

It was clear that educational institutions needed to reach a more diverse base of students in their earliest years. Science education was not yet given the spotlight it has today, and, as you will hear, some educators failed to spark any curiosity towards science, or they underestimated their students. The interviewees in the first episode explain from their own experiences how early education has a huge impact on future scientists, and how a student’s individual circumstances affect the kind of education they receive. In the following clips, one interviewee explains the challenges facing the children of migrant families, and how his perception of himself as a scientist changed once he gained access to a laboratory.

Dwight Gourneau, an IBM engineer who grew up on a Chippewa reservation in North Dakota explains that despite the lack of encouragement Native American students can receive, he relied on his heritage of scientific achievements to drive himself forward.

One of the main goals of Science Lives was to provide nascent scientists still in the early stages of schooling with role models, who could both provide a successful example and take on the hard work of blazing a trail for future generations.The women interviewed next point out that while it is crucial to be competitive and ambitious in one’s work, female and minority students are often tasked with proving themselves to a greater degree than their counterpa...]]>Mark Engebretson112:50Down the Conservation Trailhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2017/04/down-the-conservation-trail/
Fri, 14 Apr 2017 20:47:27 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=13881It’s starting to feel like spring, or what this Minnesota transplant refers to as “outside time.” With so much natural recreation to offer, it’s no surprise that Minnesota has a strong culture of conservation that goes back decades. Earth Day isn’t until April 22, but on this week’s program, Down the Conservation Trail, we’re getting a head start.It’s starting to feel like spring, or what this Minnesota transplant refers to as “outside time.” With so much natural recreation to offer, it’s no surprise that Minnesota has a strong culture of conservation that goes back decades.
Welcome back to U of M Radio on Your Historic Dial!

It’s starting to feel like spring, or what this Minnesota transplant refers to as “outside time.” With so much natural recreation to offer, it’s no surprise that Minnesota has a strong culture of conservation that goes back decades. Earth Day isn’t until April 22, but on this week’s program, Down the Conservation Trail, we’re getting a head start.

You can listen to the episode here in the browser and read the script below.

Episode 08: Down the Conservation Trail
You are listening to U of M Radio on Your Historic Dial podcast and this is episode 8: Down the Conservation Trail.

Hello! This is Hannah, from University Archives. Today’s featured program will take us into Minnesota’s famous outdoors, from Sandy Lake to the Boundary Waters. We’ll be listening to one of the Minnesota School of the Air’s longest running programs, Following Conservation Trails.

Following Conservation Trails ran from 1947 to 1968 and addressed issues related to conservation, the environment, and natural resources. The episodes presented classroom friendly material through a set formula, consisting of an overview of the topic, a dramatization, and a discussion of what preservation efforts could be made in and out of school. The radio-plays often featured a similar cast of characters: a younger girl and boy, an older family member, and Nat Hammond, naturalist and wilderness guide extraordinaire. The topics focused on in the episodes included wildlife management, forest and grass fires, watersheds, soil erosion, habitats, and other ecologically-minded lessons. Other notable episodes highlighted Minnesota’s major parks, such as Itasca State Park, Voyageurs National Park, and Fort Snelling State Park. There was also an emphasis on the role humanity has as the stewards of the natural world, and the importance of conservation for future generations.

The cover of the 1951-1952 Following Conservation Trails Teachers’ Manual.

Episodes were 12 to 15 minutes in length and taught quick lessons that would supplement a school’s science curriculum. Every year, a teacher’s manual was produced to reinforce the educational information and provide activities and discussion around the topics. This first clip comes from the 1967 episode, A Living Chain, in which the younger character gives a clear, textbook definition of ecology, and the guide character explains animal behavioral patterns, how they evolved over time, and how they fit into the natural order. You can imagine teachers telling their students that, “yes, this will be on the test.”

The next clip is from a 1962 episode called Down to the Sea, which taught listeners about soil erosion caused by water run-off. Recurring characters Martha and Gramps receive a letter from their ranger friend Nat Hammond about the success the Muskegon Valley has had with controlling erosion and runoff, and Gramps comments that it’s about time everyone starts addressing the problem of water supply. Later, the two relax near a river with Martha’s brother Jim, who recounts what he’s learned about the disappearance of valuable top soil due to excessive water runoff.

More than one episode was dedicated to the natural wonders found along the Gunflint Trail up to the Quetico-Superior wilderness, also referred to as the Boundary Waters, and the history of the fur-trading Voyageurs. These episodes seem designed to inspire strong feelings over the preservation of these historically and ecologically relevant areas, and the importance of keeping them unpolluted for future generations. In this clip, Martha, Jim, and Gramps, along with the ever-present Nat Hammond go on a camping trip in “Minnesota Canoe Country.]]>Mark Engebretson110:04Students helping peers with researchhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2017/04/students-helping-peers-research/
Mon, 03 Apr 2017 20:22:08 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=13826Peer Research Consultants, a cadre of undergraduate students from the University of Minnesota Libraries, provide a friendly and less formal starting point for undergrads new to the research process.Peer Research Consultants, a cadre of undergraduate students from the University of Minnesota Libraries, provide a friendly and less formal starting point for undergrads new to the research process.Peer Research Consultants Mariah Berner and Akshina Banerjee.

Students starting their next research project have a powerful library resource to turn to — their fellow students.

Peer Research Consultants, a cadre of undergraduate students from the University of Minnesota Libraries, are thoroughly trained in a wide variety of library tools, information literacy, and research basics. They provide a friendly and less formal starting point for students new to the research process.
Students talking to students about research
“We think it’s great for students to talk to students about the Libraries,” says Peer Research Consultants Lead Andrew Palahniuk. And there’s research to back it up. Similar campus peer programs have studied and published on the value found in situations where students teach students.

PRCs help students in a variety of ways, from brainstorming research questions to finding and evaluating journal articles. PRCs ask that students bring along their assignment details for the best level of service, but the conversations are relaxed and customized to each student. Consultations usually run about 30 minutes. PRCs follow up with an email filled with links to the resources, articles, and tools discussed.

The PRCs have all successfully completed WRIT 1301 or an equivalent course and have first-hand experience with library research and knowledge of what a successful research project requires.

One of the main goals of the PRC program is to provide information literacy skills through individual peer consultations. These skills, such as evaluating information for reliability or bias, are skills that students apply not just to their coursework, but to everyday interactions like wading through the recent proliferation of fake news shared via social media and returned in internet search results.
‘I can see the relief on their faces’
The Libraries' Peer Research Consultants exhibit great enthusiasm for their work.

“I love that moment during the session when I can see the relief on their faces as they see their assignment come together," says Emily Young, a Biology, Society, and Environment major with a minor in Philosophy. "That's when I know I've done my job.”

Akshina Banerjee, double majoring in Economics and Linguistics, values “the exposure to myriad research ideas and the beautiful curiosity of my fellow students.”

Along with helping their peers, Peer Research Consultants have seen that their training enriches their own academic experiences. Mariah Berner, double majoring in Biology, Society, and Environment and Psychology, cites not just the benefits of learning more about library research and resources, but “the general skills of problem solving and critically analyzing” that she builds within herself “as well as being able to help others develop.”

In post-meeting evaluations, users speak not just about their success finding good articles, but also the boost a meeting can give to their self esteem.

“Overall, my peer research consultant boosted my confidence in exceeding in this paper,” one user commented after meeting with a PRC to narrow a research topic and start locating relevant sources.
A complement to traditional librarians
These meetings complement traditional librarian consultations. Students get started and learn the context of the research process that prepares them to make the most of future in-depth consultations with subject experts.

This year, the PRCs are available in more locations than ever before. clean1:38Engraved in Copper: A video previewhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2017/03/engraved-copper-video-preview/
Fri, 31 Mar 2017 15:01:09 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=13774Watch this video preview of our current exhibit, "Engraved in Copper: The Art of Mapping Minnesota," which features unique engraved copper plates used to print topographic maps of Minnesota in the early 1900s, surveying and mapmaking techniques, and government documents related to the process. The exhibit runs through May 22 at Elmer L. Andersen Library.Watch this video preview of our current exhibit, "Engraved in Copper: The Art of Mapping Minnesota," which features unique engraved copper plates used to print topographic maps of Minnesota in the early 1900s, surveying and mapmaking techniques,
The plates are part of the evolution of government mapping and the history of the United States Geological Survey, from early mapping efforts to Geographic Information Systems.

Engraved in Copper is on display through May 22, 2017 at Elmer L. Andersen Library on the west bank of the University of Minnesota campus.]]>Mark Engebretsonclean3:32Women’s rights in ’71https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2017/03/womens-rights-71/
Tue, 28 Mar 2017 13:44:01 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=13731Welcome back to U of M Radio on Your Historic Dial! The podcast has returned in time for Women’s History Month. The KUOM archive is full of interviews, lectures, and stories featuring dynamic, history-making women. Today, we will focus on a program featuring Minnesota Legislature Representative Helen McMillan, on the state of women’s rights in 1971.Welcome back to U of M Radio on Your Historic Dial! The podcast has returned in time for Women’s History Month. The KUOM archive is full of interviews, lectures, and stories featuring dynamic, history-making women. Today,
Welcome back to U of M Radio on Your Historic Dial! The podcast has returned in time for Women’s History Month. The KUOM archive is full of interviews, lectures, and stories featuring dynamic, history-making women. Today, we will focus on a program featuring Minnesota Legislature Representative Helen McMillan, on the state of women’s rights in 1971.

You can listen to the episode here in the browser and read the script below.

Episode 7: Women’s Rights in ‘71
You are listening to U of M Radio on Your Historic Dial podcast and this is episode 7: Women’s Rights in ‘71.

Hello! This is Hannah, taking over from Karen as the KUOM project archivist at the University of Minnesota Archives.

March is Women’s History Month, and today we’re going to listen in on a discussion on women’s rights from nearly 50 years ago. In 1971, Helen McMillan, who attended, but did not graduate from, the University of Minnesota, was the only woman sitting in the Minnesota State Legislature, serving as a representative from 1963 to 1974. She was a guest on the show featured in today’s podcast, Legislature ‘71, which was a weekly discussion program focused on the “problems and possibilities facing the 1971 Minnesota Legislature.” Other topics covered by the program included human rights, Indian Affairs, transportation, housing, and environmental issues. On the show today, we will first hear Rep. McMillan discuss her singular status with Senator Rollin Glewwe and Diana Murphy of the League of Women Voters.

The moderator notes that the program is for the first and probably only time balanced between the sexes, citing McMillan’s position as the sole female legislator. McMillan responds that she can’t figure out why the numbers are so low, pointing out that women have served in the legislature since the passage of the Suffrage Amendment in 1919. She states that what is harder to understand is why fewer women run, as there is nothing that can legally stop them. She speculates that women have higher standards and assume they need to be more qualified than most men are before they can run. Senator Glewwe adds that he believes women don’t run because their husbands won’t let them, noting that his own career has caused his family life to suffer and it the family would likely suffer more from a wife and mother’s absence.

Next, the panelists discuss the expansion of an anti-discrimination law, most likely the Minnesota Human Rights Act, which passed in 1973, and protected women from discrimination in employment, housing, public services and several other areas.

Also passed after the recording of this program, was the Equal Rights Amendment, a piece of legislation intended to constitutionally guarantee equal rights regardless of gender. A controversial bill since its’ inception, some argued that the amendment would actually hurt women as it could potentially erase legislation specifically designed to help them.

The Equal Rights Amendment was ratified in Minnesota in 1973, and Rep. McMillan was quoted as saying she felt that “the battle is finally won.”* Ultimately, though, the amendment was three states short of the 38 necessary to ratify a federal amendment.

The episode continues with examples of the ways women can be professionally short-changed, from not receiving equal pay to not being promoted as frequently or as highly as men with comparable experience. Regarding a question on whether or not there is legislation to prevent this, Senator Glewwe points out that legislators can pass laws,...]]>Mark Engebretson114:28Read This Book! — Short Storieshttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2017/02/read-book-short-stories/
Wed, 22 Feb 2017 19:56:10 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=13401Three books with short story collections were featured in this episode of Read This Book! with Kaia Sievert and host Tim Johnson. The books will be featured beginning March 1 at the University of Minnesota's Wilson Library.Three books with short story collections were featured in this episode of Read This Book! with Kaia Sievert and host Tim Johnson. The books will be featured beginning March 1 at the University of Minnesota's Wilson Library.
The books will be featured beginning March 1 at the University of Minnesota's Wilson Library.
Find the reviewed books:
In the Country Stories by Mia Alvar

* clean5:27Historian Erika Lee explains the importance of #ImmigrationSyllabushttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2017/02/historian-erika-lee-explains-importance-immigrationsyllabus/
Wed, 15 Feb 2017 19:13:47 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=13329History Professor Erika Lee discusses her latest project, the Immigration Syllabus, an online tool to help faculty, teachers, students, and the general public understand the history of immigration in the United States. The initiative is a collaboration among several faculty members and others from across the country.History Professor Erika Lee discusses her latest project, the Immigration Syllabus, an online tool to help faculty, teachers, students, and the general public understand the history of immigration in the United States.Immigration Syllabus, an online tool to help faculty, teachers, students, and the general public better understand the history of immigration in the United States.

The Immigration Syllabus initiative is a collaboration among several faculty members and others from across the country. The information can be useful when examining the current debate over immigration.
More about Erika Lee and the IHRCErika Lee is an award-winning American historian, Director of the Immigration History Research Center, and the Rudolph J. Vecoli Chair in Immigration History at the University of Minnesota. Her scholarly specialties include migration, race and ethnicity; Asian Americans; transnational U.S. history; and immigration law and public policy. Her new book, The Making of Asian America: A History was published by Simon & Schuster in 2015 to wide acclaim.

The Immigration History Research Center was founded in 1965 Founded in 1965 and aims to transform the way in which we understand immigration in the past and present. Along with its partner, the IHRC Archives (University Libraries), it is the oldest and largest interdisciplinary research center and archives devoted to preserving and understanding immigrant and refugee life in North America.
About the organizers of #ImmigrationSyllabus
Organizers of this syllabus include Erika Lee, Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Rudolph J. Vecoli Chair in Immigration History at the University of Minnesota and Director of the Immigration History Research Center (IHRC); María Cristina García, Howard A. Newman Professor of American Studies at Cornell University and President of the Immigration and Ethnic History Society (IEHS); Adam Goodman, Assistant Professor of History & Latin American and Latino Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago; Madeline Hsu, Professor of History, The University of Texas at Austin; Julian Lim, Assistant Professor of History, Arizona State University; Maddalena Marinari, Assistant Professor of History, Gustavus Adolphus University; and Evan Taparata, PhD Candidate in History, University of Minnesota.

* Go to #ImmigrationSyllabus]]>Mark Engebretsonclean2:12Books about puppies, critical thinkinghttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2017/02/books-puppies-critical-thinking/
Wed, 08 Feb 2017 23:10:03 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=13204Veterinary Medical Librarian Andre Nault talks about raising puppies and about critical thinking — two widely different books — on this installment of "Read This Book!" from the University of Minnesota Libraries.Veterinary Medical Librarian Andre Nault talks about raising puppies and about critical thinking — two widely different books — on this installment of "Read This Book!" from the University of Minnesota Libraries.
Nault is joined by host Tim Johnson, our rare books and Sherlock Holmes curator, who pinch hit for our regular host, Lisa Von Drasek.
Find the reviewed books:
The Art of Raising a Puppy from the Monks of New Skete

About Tim Johnson and Andre NaultTim Johnson is Curator of Rare Books and the Sherlock Holmes Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries. Andre Nault is the Veterinary Medical Librarian at the University of Minnesota Libraries.
About Read This Book!
Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean6:31Never too old for storytimehttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2017/01/never-old-storytime/
Fri, 06 Jan 2017 17:28:35 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=12853To start the new year, this month we are focusing on the Minnesota School of the Air programming. Our episode today — from from Old Tales and New — achieved a national award for Education by Radio and for its timeless lesson. Betty T. Girling wrote the stories as well as a few adaptations heard on this program for approximately 38 of the 41 years this program aired, 1938 until 1979. This particular episodeTo start the new year, this month we are focusing on the Minnesota School of the Air programming. Our episode today — from from Old Tales and New — achieved a national award for Education by Radio and for its timeless lesson. Betty T.
To start the new year, this month we are focusing on the Minnesota School of the Air programming. Our episode today is from Old Tales and New, one of the first and longest running programs of the Minnesota School of the Air.

Betty T. Girling wrote the stories as well as a few adaptations heard on this program for approximately 38 of the 41 years this program aired, 1938 until 1979. This particular episode was chosen for the podcast as it achieved a national award for Education by Radio and for its timeless lesson. You can listen to the episode in the browser here and read the script below.

Episode 6: Never Too Old for Storytime or a Good Lesson
You are listening to U of M Radio on Your Historic Dial podcast and this is episode 6 - Never Too Old for Storytime or a Good Lesson

Hello! Karen here at the University of Minnesota Archives and for this episode we are going to imagine ourselves children again...in the classroom...seated around the radio...maybe on a brightly colored rug… all ready for Old Tales and New.

We are introduced to the story of “The Dragon with the Sweet Tooth” with dramatic music and a narrator who tells us about the village of Pebble with villagers whose only fear is of a dragon who they had never seen. The dragon lives in the dark forest on top of the rocky hill overlooking the village. He is adored by all the forest animals who live around him and he loves to eat. One day he smells something wonderful and is determined to seek it out despite warnings from his friends to never go to the village. He feels the villagers can’t be dangerous or mean to him since they don’t even know him.

The narrator introduces himself as Mr. Fudge, the owner of the only candy shop in Pebble. The dragon makes his way down to the village and into the shop where the children run away screaming and we find out it was peppermint that he had smelled. He produces a pink smoke while he eats the peppermint and the shop owner is delighted by the dragon’s enjoyment of his candy.

The dragon loves the peppermint and the candy shop so much he stays. Mr. Fudge teaches him how to make all the various candies and names him Dunwoody, after the brand of peppermint flavoring. However, the villagers remain scared of the dragon, avoiding the shop completely, and Mr. Fudge tries to convince them not to be.
“I’d go to them and explain that Dunwoody was a kindly, gentle dragon, a great help to me and wanted only to be liked and eat peppermint sticks. Nobody believed me. They said, “all dragons were alike and all of them were terrible[...]”
In the end, it is Dunwoody’s kindness and hard work that gets all the customers back and convinces them that dragons are not all terrible.
“You see they’d come to know him so they couldn’t be afraid of my friend, the gentle dragon, the dragon with the sweet tooth.”
“The Dragon with the Sweet Tooth” was just one of the many stories written by Betty Girling for the program Old Tales and New. It was one of the most popular shows in the Minnesota School of the Air programming.* We could dedicate many episodes to Girling and her achievements over the course of her 34-year career as director of the Minnesota School of the Air, but instead, I will recommend a search on our website for the Betty T. Girling Papers.

This program as you may have guessed, was geared towards elementary school-aged children, but storytime had a much bigger message and lesson for everyone. When first broadcast in 1962,]]>Erik Moore110:14Ridgway Award winnershttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2017/01/ridgway-award-winners/
Wed, 04 Jan 2017 17:38:44 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=12819In this installment of "Read This Book!", children's librarian Lisa Von Drasek highlights the winners of the 2016 Marion Vannett Ridgway Book Awards, given to an author or illustrator in recognition of an outstanding debut in the world of children's picture books. Books discussed are: "Trombone Shorty" by Troy Andrews, "Voice of Freedom" by Carole Boston Weatherford and Illustrated by Ekua Holmes, and "Smick!" by Doreen Cronin and Juana Medina.In this installment of "Read This Book!", children's librarian Lisa Von Drasek highlights the winners of the 2016 Marion Vannett Ridgway Book Awards, given to an author or illustrator in recognition of an outstanding debut in the world of children's pi...
Books discussed:

About Lisa Von Drasek and Tim JohnsonLisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries. Tim Johnson is Curator of Special Collections and Rare Books and the E. W. McDiarmid Curator of the Sherlock Holmes Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries.
About Read This Book!
Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean6:14Books to Give, Vol. 4: Cookinghttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2016/12/books-give-vol-4-cooking/
Mon, 19 Dec 2016 20:29:08 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=12668Books about cooking was the subject of this special holiday issue of Read This Book!: Books to Give 2016, Volume 4. Megan Kocher, curator of the Doris S. Kirschner Cookbook Collection recommended two books to give as gifts: "Come, You Taste: Recipes from the Iron Range" by B.J. Carpenter, and "The Vegetable Butcher" by Cara Mangini.Books about cooking was the subject of this special holiday issue of Read This Book!: Books to Give 2016, Volume 4. Megan Kocher, curator of the Doris S. Kirschner Cookbook Collection recommended two books to give as gifts: "Come,
Megan Kocher, Curator of the Doris S. Kirschner Cookbook Collection, and host Lisa Von Drasek, discussed and recommended two books to give as gifts.
The books are:

* Come, You Taste: Recipes from the Iron Range
by B.J. Carpenter
* The Vegetable Butcher
by Cara Mangini.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean4:35Looking ahead to the 1980s: Minnesota Issueshttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2016/12/looking-ahead-1980s-minnesota-issues/
Mon, 19 Dec 2016 18:27:26 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=12631In this episode of "U of M Radio On Your Historic Dial," we feature an episode from 1979 of the discussion program, Minnesota Issues. The host for the show, Arthur Naftalin, introduces the pessimistic atmosphere of the country but finds that the younger generation still has hope looking ahead to the 1980s.In this episode of "U of M Radio On Your Historic Dial," we feature an episode from 1979 of the discussion program, Minnesota Issues. The host for the show, Arthur Naftalin, introduces the pessimistic atmosphere of the country but finds that the younge...
Our episode today will be the last for 2016, and the podcast will return mid-January. Thank you for tuning in every other week for our attempt to bring you this sampling of the variety of history and programming produced by the campus radio stations for the U and the greater Minnesota area.

When selecting digitized audio from the myriad of topics and programs in the collections here at University Archives, it can be a struggle (although, a delightful one) to choose one episode over another. Today we are featuring an episode from 1979 of the discussion program, Minnesota Issues. The host for the show, Arthur Naftalin, introduces the pessimistic atmosphere of the country but finds that the younger generation still has hope looking ahead to the 1980s.

Hear how his guests, Humphrey School graduate students, remain cautiously optimistic and strong willed in fighting for a difference despite the turmoils of the 1960s and 70s and the lack of leadership they see in the upcoming election. This episode was chosen as a message of hope to end this year and bring in the new with sincere wishes that, as stated by one of the program’s guests, “the enthusiasm and the energy of the human spirit can break through.”

You can listen to the episode here in the browser and read the script below.

Episode 5: Looking ahead to the 1980s

You are listening to U of M Radio on Your Historic Dial podcast and this is episode 5: Looking ahead to the 1980s

Hello! Karen here, project archivist at the University of Minnesota Archives, today we are tuning into the program Minnesota Issues with an episode that aired December of 1979.

Arthur Naftalin, 1969. University Archives.

The program was hosted by Arthur Naftalin on the University Television Hour and rebroadcast over KUOM from 1976 through 1988. At the time, Naftalin was a Professor of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, but he had held other instructional and staff positions before at the University, including editor of the Minnesota Daily. He also worked closely with Hubert H. Humphrey on merging the democratic and farmer-labor parties in the 1940s and had various political positions in the 1950s and 1960s, including being the Mayor of Minneapolis from 1961 through 1969, before returning to the University of Minnesota.

Arthur Naftalin teaching in the Department of Political Science, 1952. University Archives.

On this episode he has invited graduate students from the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, now the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, to discuss the future as they see it entering the new decade. I think you’ll find some of their statements and feelings of hesitation and hope can still ring true more than 30 years later. Naftalin, or Art, as he is often referred to on the show, introduces a pessimism and atmosphere of despair in the country, yet his students surprisingly remain fairly optimistic. In the next clips Elizabeth describes how important optimism is and fellow student, Tom, adds that although optimistic he is cautious and explains how given the events of the turbulent past decade it has shaped a different way of thinking for his generation.

Inside cover of "Minnesota: the Magazine of the University of Minnesota Alumni Association," June 1979. University Archives. 600 protesters rally against the "new draft," the proposed registration for the Selective Service System.]]>Mark Engebretson113:47Books to Give: Vol. 3: Architecturehttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2016/12/books-give-vol-3-architecture/
Fri, 16 Dec 2016 20:20:23 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=12664Books about architecture were featured in this special episode of Read This Book! — Books to Give 2016, Volume 3, from the University of Minnesota Libraries. Cheryll Fong, interim curator for the Libraries' Northwest Architectural Archives, and host Lisa Von Drasek, recommended "Edwin H. Lundie, Five Decades: A Journey of Art and Architecture" by Peter O'Toole and "Minnesota Modern" by Larry Millett.Books about architecture were featured in this special episode of Read This Book! — Books to Give 2016, Volume 3, from the University of Minnesota Libraries. Cheryll Fong, interim curator for the Libraries' Northwest Architectural Archives,
Cheryll Fong, interim curator for the Libraries' Northwest Architectural Archives, and host Lisa Von Drasek, discuss two books high on their recommended list.
The books are:

* Edwin H. Lundie, Five Decades: A Journey of Art and Architecture
by Peter J. O'Toole
* Minnesota Modern
by Larry Millett

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean4:143rd Kirschner Lecture with Beth Dooley and J. Ryan Stradalhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2016/12/dooley-stradal/
Thu, 15 Dec 2016 23:25:31 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=21043J. Ryan Stradal and food writer Beth Dooley embarked on a delightful excursion through today’s food scene with stories of farmers, cheese makers, butchers, home cooks, chefs, sommeliers, and restaurateurs at the 3rd Kirschner Lecture December 1, 2016 at Cowles Auditorium at the University of Minnesota. J. Ryan Stradal and food writer Beth Dooley embarked on a delightful excursion through today’s food scene with stories of farmers, cheese makers, butchers, home cooks, chefs, sommeliers, and restaurateurs at the 3rd Kirschner Lecture December 1,]]>Mark Engebretsonclean1:22:36Books to Give Vol. 2: Sherlock Holmeshttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2016/12/books-give-volume-2-sherlock-holmes/
Mon, 12 Dec 2016 08:37:13 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=12523Tim Johnson recommends three books about Sherlock Holmes in "Books to Give 2016, Volume 2," hosted by Lisa Von Drasek. The three books are: "Nerve and Knowledge," "The Missing Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes," and "Sherlock Holmes Victorian Parodies and Pastiches: 1888-1899." Read This Book! is a production of the University of Minnesota Libraries.Tim Johnson recommends three books about Sherlock Holmes in "Books to Give 2016, Volume 2," hosted by Lisa Von Drasek. The three books are: "Nerve and Knowledge," "The Missing Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes,
Johnson recommends three books about Holmes in Books to Give 2016, Volume 2, hosted by Lisa Von Drasek. The three books are: "Nerve and Knowledge," "The Missing Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes," and "Sherlock Holmes Victorian Parodies and Pastiches: 1888-1899." Read This Book! is a production of the University of Minnesota Libraries.
Recommended books
Nerve and Knowledge, edited and introduced by Robert S. Katz and Andrew L. Solberg

View all four episodes on YouTube
About Lisa Von Drasek and Tim JohnsonLisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries. Tim Johnson is Curator of Special Collections and Rare Books and the E. W. McDiarmid Curator of the Sherlock Holmes Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries.
About Read This Book!
Read This Book!]]>Mark Engebretsonclean5:06Japanese Americans and ‘The World We Want’https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2016/12/japanese-americans-world-want/
Tue, 06 Dec 2016 21:08:05 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=12467Wednesday marks 75 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii — an event familiar to anyone who has had a U.S. History class. But today our podcast focuses on the events on the homefront following the Battle of Pearl Harbor. Specifically, we will listen in on a discussion from 1946 on the discriminatory removal and, then, resettlement of persons of Japanese ancestry with Frank M. Rarig, Lauren Stiefel, and Reverend Daisuke Kitagawa.Wednesday marks 75 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii — an event familiar to anyone who has had a U.S. History class. But today our podcast focuses on the events on the homefront following the Battle of Pearl Harbor. Specifically,
Wednesday marks 75 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii which led to a declaration of war by the United States against Japan, Germany, and Italy and the country’s official entry into World War II.

These events are familiar to anyone who has had a class on United States History, but today our podcast focuses on the events on the homefront following the Battle of Pearl Harbor. Specifically we will listen in on a discussion from 1946 on the discriminatory removal and, then, resettlement of persons of Japanese ancestry with Frank M. Rarig, Lauren Stiefel, and Reverend Daisuke Kitagawa. You can listen to the episode in the browser here and read the script below.

Episode 4: Pearl Harbor and Japanese Americans

You are listening to U of M Radio on Your Historic Dial podcast and this is episode 4: Pearl Harbor and Japanese Americans

Hello! Karen here at the University of Minnesota Archives. In recognition of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day on December 7th and the 75th anniversary of the U.S. entering WWII, I chose an episode from the program The World We Want. This program ran from January of 1943 through at least July of 1946. The program was sponsored by the Key Center of War Information and the University of Minnesota’s Department of Speech, broadcast weekly over the radio station WLB, the previous call letters of KUOM.

Key Center of War Information staff. The Minnesota Alumni Weekly: Special War Activities Issue, May 2, 1942. University Archives.

Our episode today is from Special Bulletin No. 145 : Post-War Resettlement of Persons of Japanese Ancestry which aired February of 1946, five months after World War II was declared over. The show begins with a description of the events following the bombing of Pearl Harbor by Frank Rarig, professor of Speech at the University of Minnesota.

Guests for this discussion included Lauren Stiefel of the Minneapolis College Women’s Club, and Reverend Daisuke Kitagawa, or “Dai,” director of the United Ministry of Japanese Americans in the Twin Cities area. Rarig asks Stiefel to describe the political and personal interest behind the forced removal efforts,which included economic competition and general resentment. Skipping ahead a bit in the episode, the three of them talk about how this action, this incarceration of a large population that included many legal residents and American citizens, was not similarly applied to other Axis power ancestries such as the Germans and Italians living in the United States. Close to 70% of the persons of Japanese ancestry forcibly removed were American citizens.*

Next, we’ll hear about the mixed interest and disapproval of military service provided by Japanese Americans, by their community and others. As well as how secrecy in military interest for certain dangerous missions done by Japanese Americans did not allow for recognition of their participation in the war effort.

This discussion makes it fairly clear how tense the atmosphere truly was. Kitagawa discusses how much pressure there was in not just the incarceration or military service, but in simply staying or leaving the United States. During the war many Japanese Americans had been deported or coerced to give up dual citizenship by family pressures to remain loyal to Japan or simply to avoid military service.The War Relocation Authority camps had been ordered to be closed in January of 1945, but closed fairly slowly as the resettlement of Japanese Americans included just as must discriminat...]]>Erik Moore115:20Native American Heritage Month: The Sioux Treatyhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2016/11/native-american-heritage-month-sioux-treaty/
Mon, 28 Nov 2016 14:13:28 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=12335University Archives continues the theme of Native American Heritage on our podcast this week, wrapping up November with a bit of documentary from 67 years ago. This KUOM-produced program "Tales of Minnesota" covered the Sioux Treaty of 1851 and the frustrations that lead to the Dakota War, or the Sioux Uprising, of 1862.University Archives continues the theme of Native American Heritage on our podcast this week, wrapping up November with a bit of documentary from 67 years ago. This KUOM-produced program "Tales of Minnesota" covered the Sioux Treaty of 1851 and the fru...
University Archives continues the theme of Native American Heritage on our podcast this week, wrapping up November with a bit of documentary from 67 years ago.

In honor of the Minnesota Territorial Centennial, KUOM produced the program Tales of Minnesota which covered various topics of Minnesota history, including the Sioux Treaty of 1851. The particular episode we’ve chosen to highlight narrates and reenacts an interpretation of the events around the signing of the Treaty and the frustrations that lead to the Dakota War, or the Sioux Uprising, of 1862.

The program also included a contemporary component with a documentary unit of KUOM traveling around the state to complete interviews related to the historical topics. The second half of our podcast episode is dedicated to their visit with the Mdewakanton community in Morton, Minnesota. You can listen to the episode in the browser here and read the script below.

You are listening to U of M Radio on Your Historic Dial podcast and this is episode 3: Native American Heritage with the Sioux Treaty.

Hello! Karen here at University of Minnesota Archives and today we are continuing our theme around Native American Heritage Month with an episode of the Tales of Minnesota. This program was in celebration of Minnesota’s territorial celebration. In fact, it was broadcast in 1949, the Territorial Centennial, but the announcer says a century and half of history because the program includes stories of explorers and pioneers that came before. Tales of Minnesota in total was 13 episodes on a variety of Minnesota history topics from Flour Milling to the Hinckley Fire of 1894 to Scandinavian Immigration and more. Today we focus on the Sioux Treaty. The narrator begins by describing the atmosphere leading up to the treaty.

The format of the program was a mix of narrated historical documentary with reenactments by the University Radio Guild followed by contemporary interviews or discussions. In the interest of keeping our podcast episodes more concise and the availability of these full half-hour episodes online soon, I wanted to focus more on highlighting the contemporary interviews at the end of this program. However, I would be remiss to not include at least a glimpse of the reenactments done by the Radio Guild and to discuss the stereotypes used within the dramatization. These segments present a startling disconnect between the Guild's racial caricature of Native American speech and the program's overall interest in highlighting historical mistreatment, reparation attempts, and the contemporary culture's progress. Here we will listen to the Guild’s interpretation of Little Crow, followed by their reenactment of Red Iron speaking to the Native American tribes after the presentation of the treaty.

The narration and reenactments continue with the signing of the treaty as well as a second paper, known as the Traders' Paper, not translated or discussed at the meeting which held the Native Americans to a large debt created by only few individuals of the tribes for over 200,000 dollars owed to a few traders. The years that followed included selling more of their already small reservation land and remaining deep in debt. On top of that, a string of harsh winters did not provide good farming crops and purchasing provisions from settlers led to more debt.

clean11:47Transgender project posts 13 videoshttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2016/11/transgender-project-posts-13-videos/
Tue, 22 Nov 2016 15:49:01 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=12353As we recognize Transgender Awareness Month, there is much to celebrate in terms of awareness for the transgender community; however, there are also urgent issues that must be addressed that directly affect transgender lives. We here at the Tretter Collection have recently posted the first videos from the Tretter Collection Transgender Oral History Project.As we recognize Transgender Awareness Month, there is much to celebrate in terms of awareness for the transgender community; however, there are also urgent issues that must be addressed that directly affect transgender lives.
Project Lead

As we recognize Transgender Awareness Month, there is much to celebrate in terms of awareness for the transgender community; however, there are also urgent issues that must be addressed that directly affect transgender lives.

We here at the Tretter Collection have recently posted the first videos from the Tretter Collection Transgender Oral History Project.

The Transgender Oral History Project of the Upper Midwest will empower individuals to tell their story, while providing students, historians, and the public with a more rich foundation of primary source material about the transgender community. The project is part of the Tretter Collection at the University of Minnesota, and the archives provides a record of GLBT thought, knowledge and culture for current and future generations and is available to students, researchers and members of the public.
As the National LGBTQ Taskforce writes:
“For the first time, and with activist and actor Laverne Cox blazing the trail, we have two popular television shows with transgender characters in lead roles—‘Transparent’ and ‘Sense8’—in addition to the reality shows ‘I am Cait’ and ‘I am Jazz’. The former has broken new ground by not only featuring Caitlyn Jenner, but also transgender activists such as Angelica Ross who have spoken to the experiences of trans women of color and low-income trans people. This has literally ‘introduced’ millions of Americans to transgender people for the first time and is a success indicator for the years of work to highlight the transgender community and the issues that they face. President Obama made history this year by being the first president to mention transgender people in a State of the Union Address. Indeed, the Obama Administration has continued to show strong support for the transgender community — from coming out against conversion therapy after the suicide of Leelah Alcorn, to speaking out against the violence against transgender women of color during a White House reception, to defending transgender teen Gavin Grimm’s right to use the school bathroom that corresponds with his gender identity under Title IX.”

Watch a video with Alonzo Wesley

Browse the video collection
About the Transgender Oral History Project
The Transgender Oral History Project tells the rich and unique stories of Trans and Gender Non-Conforming folks from the Upper Midwest. The diversity of stories is incredible and we invite you to view and learn from this initial sharing. Over the next months, we will continue to add new content for researchers, students, activists and storytellers. This project is being led by Andrea Jenkins, poet, writer, and trans-activist.

For more information contact Andrea Jenkins at jenki120@umn.edu]]>Mark EngebretsoncleanBooks to Give, Volume 1: Bob Dylanhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2016/11/books-give-volume-1-bob-dylan/
Fri, 18 Nov 2016 19:32:50 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=12305Books about Bob Dylan were discussed in this episode of "Read This Book! — Books to Give," featuring Bill Pederson from the University of Minnesota Music Library. Dylan, a Minnesota native, recently was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.Books about Bob Dylan were discussed in this episode of "Read This Book! — Books to Give," featuring Bill Pederson from the University of Minnesota Music Library. Dylan, a Minnesota native, recently was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.Nobel Prize in Literature.

View all four episodes on YouTube
About Lisa Von Drasek and Bill PedersonLisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries. Bill Pederson works at the Music Library at the University of Minnesota.
About Read This Book!
Read This Book!]]>Mark Engebretsonclean4:54Great Kitchens and the Great Midwesthttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2016/11/great-kitchens-great-midwest/
Thu, 10 Nov 2016 18:21:00 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=12281The books "In Winter's Kitchen" by Beth Dooley and "Kitchens of the Great Midwest" by J. Ryan Stradal were featured on this episode of "Read This Book!" from the University of Minnesota Libraries. Dooley and Stradal will be featured at a special event on Dec. 1, 2016, at the University of Minnesota.The books "In Winter's Kitchen" by Beth Dooley and "Kitchens of the Great Midwest" by J. Ryan Stradal were featured on this episode of "Read This Book!" from the University of Minnesota Libraries. Dooley and Stradal will be featured at a special event ...
Dooley and Stradal will be presenting at a special event on December 1, 2016, at Cowles Auditorium, at the University of Minnesota.

About Lisa Von Drasek and Megan KocherLisa Von Drasek is the ...]]>Mark Engebretsonclean5:24‘Balloons Over Broadway’https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2016/11/balloons-over-broadway/
Mon, 07 Nov 2016 21:04:25 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=12251The in-process and finished artwork for illustrator Melissa Sweet's non-fiction picture book, "Balloons Over Broadway," was discussed on this episode of Secrets of the Archives, from the University of Minnesota Libraries.The in-process and finished artwork for illustrator Melissa Sweet's non-fiction picture book, "Balloons Over Broadway," was discussed on this episode of Secrets of the Archives, from the University of Minnesota Libraries.
The book is a biography of Tony Sarg, a puppeteer and illustrator from the early 20th century who is known for creating the balloon floats in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Host Tim Johnson was joined by Caitlin Marineau, assistant curator of the University of Minnesota's Children's Literature Research Collections. Marineau notes that the materials shown are available for viewing by the public at the University of Minnesota Libraries. You can also view the online exhibit that documents the creation of the book.

"Secrets of the Archives" is produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean4:40Native American Heritage: Ada Deerhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2016/11/native-american-heritage-ada-deer/
Mon, 07 Nov 2016 19:19:44 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=12165November is Native American Heritage Month so for our second episode of the new podcast, U of M Radio on Your Historic Dial, we have selected an interview from the 1970s with Ada Deer, American Indian and Civil Rights Activist.November is Native American Heritage Month so for our second episode of the new podcast, U of M Radio on Your Historic Dial, we have selected an interview from the 1970s with Ada Deer, American Indian and Civil Rights Activist.
November is Native American Heritage Month so for our second episode of the new podcast, U of M Radio on Your Historic Dial, we have selected an interview from the 1970s with Ada Deer, American Indian and Civil Rights Activist.

You can listen to the episode in the browser here and read the script below.

Episode 2: Native American Heritage with Ada Deer
You are listening to U of M Radio on Your Historic Dial podcast and this is episode 2: Native American Heritage with Ada Deer.

If you missed our first podcast, it’s worth a listen. I explain the project and what this podcast hopes to bring to the listeners. In short, we are exploring radio from the 1940s through the 1980s with newly digitized recordings from the University of Minnesota Archives.

So Hello! I’m Karen, the project archivist here at University of Minnesota Archives and as this month is Native American Heritage Month we’ve selected a few clips to honor that. Today we’ll specifically focus on Ada Deer. Deer was the first member of the Menominee Tribe to receive a master's degree in 1961 and for her many achievements as an American Indian and Civil Rights Activist she was a National Women's History Month honoree in 2000.

We have an interview with Deer from 1972. The labeling on the tape tells us the recording is related to an episode of the People Worth Hearing About which, as mentioned in our first podcast, was a program highlighting the great achievements of women and minorities in America.

So let’s tune in to her describing Menominee County and what growing up was like.

Deer is passionate about fixing the living conditions and social problems of American Indian life in great part through efforts in education, including the programs of PRIDE and Upward Bound, and through the support and encouragement of Native American youth.

This passion for American Indian youth and activism seems to stem greatly from her experiences, struggles, and realizations. She mentions the programs and people that encouraged her on her own journey and how she hopes to give back to American Indian youth.

The end of the recording then dives into Deer’s hopes and goals for the future. Specifically, she wants to see the American Indian community to have “basic human needs” fulfilled as well as the ability for the community’s own leaders to solve issues with dignity.

Thanks for tuning in! Next time we’ll continue our theme of Native American Heritage with an episode of Tales of Minnesota on the Sioux Treaty.

The U of M Radio on Your Historic Dial Podcast is produced every other week for your enjoyment. Subscribe or download on iTunes so you don’t miss another moment of historic Minnesota radio.

]]>Mark Engebretson112:03‘Master and Commander’ and nautical historical novelshttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2016/10/master-commander-aubrey-maturin/
Mon, 31 Oct 2016 19:47:19 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=12040Master and Commander and the series of nautical historical novels by Patrick O'Brian was the topic for this installment of "Read This Book!" brought to you by the University of Minnesota Libraries. This episode focuses not just on the series, but on its very active community of readers.Master and Commander and the series of nautical historical novels by Patrick O'Brian was the topic for this installment of "Read This Book!" brought to you by the University of Minnesota Libraries. This episode focuses not just on the series,
In this episode, host Lisa Von Drasek, talks with the Libraries' Jan Fransen about the series — which focuses on Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin — and the very active community of readers.
Books discussed
Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian

About Lisa Von Drasek and Jan FransenLisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries. Jan Fransen is the Service Lead for Researcher and Discovery Systems at the University of Minnesota Libraries.
About Read This Book!
Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean5:24Introducing U of M Radio On Your Historic Dialhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2016/10/u-m-radio-historic-dial/
Thu, 20 Oct 2016 17:08:50 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=11901Today University of Minnesota Archives is launching "U of M Radio on Your Historic Dial,"a podcast that features historic recordings from KUOM and WMMR — the original professional and student-run radio stations at the University of Minnesota. The podcast is also available on iTunes and Google Play.Today University of Minnesota Archives is launching "U of M Radio on Your Historic Dial,"a podcast that features historic recordings from KUOM and WMMR — the original professional and student-run radio stations at the University of Minnesota.
As mentioned in a previous post "Reel to Reel," University Archives received grant funding to digitize 2,000+ tapes of recorded audio held in our collections. These past couple months have been busy hiring a Project Archivist (That’s me!), selecting tapes for digitization, shipping them to the outside vendor, and now we are in stages of receiving the digital files and preparing them for online access!

Launching U of M Radio on Your Historic Dial
Today we are launching our U of M Radio on Your Historic Dial podcast based on the new materials. It will be posted biweekly here on the From the Archivist blog and is available on iTunes and Google Play. Below you will find the first episode, you can listen in the browser here and read the script below.

Episode 1: Intro to the Collection

You are listening to U of M Radio on Your Historic Dial Podcast and this is episode 1: Intro to the Collection. I’m the project archivist, Karen, here at University Archives and today we’re getting our feet wet by answering a couple questions.

Maybe you’re wondering what is University of Minnesota Radio?

This podcast and this project are not produced by the current campus station, Radio K, although it is their predecessors that we will be talking about, KUOM and WMMR. KUOM, previously under the call letters WLB, was the professional radio station on campus. The University actually received the first radio broadcasting license in the state of Minnesota in 1922, with experiments in broadcasts by F.W. Springer as early as 1912. The station continued their operations until 1993 when they merged with WMMR, which had been the student run campus radio station since the late 40s. They became the station heard on campus today, Radio K, which still broadcasts on the same frequency and under the call letters of KUOM.We also have some recordings in our collection from University Media Resources and Visual Education, which produced University courses over the radio and rebroadcast speeches and commencements across the state.

On to our second question, what is this project?

The project I am working on received funding to get at least 2,000 of our 11,000+ reel-to-reel tape collection digitized which will mean greater access and preservation of the recordings from these organizations of U of M radio. It will mean access because in the near future anyone with internet connection can listen to these tapes and in listening we’ll have a better idea of what is actually on them. As much as we can hope, the archives world knows labels don’t always tell the truth or maybe not the whole truth. In our first batch of digital files I’ve already discovered programs we didn’t know we had because they were recorded on the second half of a tape without being noted on their cases. This project is also a great step towards preserving these historic documents because the unfortunate truth is physical materials deteriorate for many reasons. We do keep our audiovisual collections in cold storage which prevents, or at least slows down, much of this, but with digital technologies we can have copies that don’t require outdated equipment or ha...]]>Mark Engebretson19:41The Flying Jewish Chaplainhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2016/10/flying-jewish-chaplain/
Wed, 19 Oct 2016 18:53:15 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=11849Rabbi Harold Gordon was known as the "Flying Jewish Chaplain" for his years of service as the Circuit Chaplain of the North Atlantic Division of the Air Transport Command, 1944-1946. In this installment of Secrets of the Archives, Curator Kate Dietrick talks about Gordon, and his papers and photos, which are housed in the Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives at the University of Minnesota Libraries.Rabbi Harold Gordon was known as the "Flying Jewish Chaplain" for his years of service as the Circuit Chaplain of the North Atlantic Division of the Air Transport Command, 1944-1946. In this installment of Secrets of the Archives,
In this installment of Secrets of the Archives, Curator Kate Dietrick talks about Gordon, a 1929 graduate of the University of Minnesota, and his papers and photos, which are housed in the Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives at the University of Minnesota Libraries.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean4:21Joseph Ellis – The Second Founding: Four Men Who Created a Countryhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2016/09/joseph-ellis-the-second-founding-four-men-who-created-a-country/
Fri, 30 Sep 2016 22:23:08 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=21039Joseph Ellis presented 'The Second Founding: Four Men Who Created a Country' on September 28, 2016 at the University of Minnesota's Ted Mann Concert Hall.
Ellis, the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author of The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783–1789, discussed one of the most crucial periods in American history — the years between the end of the Revolution and the formation of the federal government — and the men most responsible for the creation of the United States: George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison. The event, attended by nearly 700 people, was sponsored by the Friends of the University of Minnesota Libraries.Joseph Ellis presented 'The Second Founding: Four Men Who Created a Country' on September 28, 2016 at the University of Minnesota's Ted Mann Concert Hall. - Ellis, the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author of The Quartet: Orchestrating the Secon...
Ellis, the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author of The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783–1789, discussed one of the most crucial periods in American history — the years between the end of the Revolution and the formation of the federal government — and the men most responsible for the creation of the United States: George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison. The event, attended by nearly 700 people, was sponsored by the Friends of the University of Minnesota Libraries.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean1:18:56‘Murder at the 42nd Street Library’https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2016/09/murder-42nd-street-library/
Fri, 23 Sep 2016 20:29:55 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=11409Murder at the 42nd Street Library was reviewed in the most recent installment of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries. Host Lisa Von Drasek and Tim Johnson review the 2016 novel by Con Lehane. But they also discussed the role of advanced uncorrected proofs in the publishing world.Murder at the 42nd Street Library was reviewed in the most recent installment of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries. Host Lisa Von Drasek and Tim Johnson review the 2016 novel by Con Lehane.
Host Lisa Von Drasek and Tim Johnson review the 2016 novel by Con Lehane. But they also discussed the role of advanced uncorrected proofs in the publishing world.
New series follows librarian, sleuth
Murder at the 42nd Street Library is the first book in a new series that follows librarian and sleuth Raymond Ambler and colleagues in solving crimes — including secrets at New York City's 42nd Street Library.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean5:28Welcome Week 2016 at U Librarieshttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2016/09/welcome-week-2016-u-libraries/
Tue, 13 Sep 2016 20:48:53 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=11216Thousands of students who make up the University of Minnesota's Class of 2020 learned first-hand how the University Libraries can help them succeed academically on September 2 as part of the annual Welcome Week activities this year.Thousands of students who make up the University of Minnesota's Class of 2020 learned first-hand how the University Libraries can help them succeed academically on September 2 as part of the annual Welcome Week activities this year.
Thousands of students who make up the University of Minnesota's Class of 2020 learned first-hand how the University Libraries can help them succeed academically on September 2 as part of the annual Welcome Week activities this year. The event took place at Magrath Library on the St. Paul campus.

Watch and hear what they learned by watching the video above.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean2:25Raina Telgemeier book launchhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2016/08/raina-telgemeier-book-launch/
Tue, 30 Aug 2016 13:46:36 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=11068Lisa Von Drasek discusses books by Raina Telgemeier in this episode of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries, hosted by Tim Johnson. Telgemeier is the author and illustrator of the graphic novels "Smile," "Drama," and "Sisters" — all New York Times best-sellers. She will launch her latest graphic novel, "Ghosts," at the University of Minnesota's Cowles Auditorium on Sept. 19, 6:30 p.m.Lisa Von Drasek discusses books by Raina Telgemeier in this episode of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries, hosted by Tim Johnson. Telgemeier is the author and illustrator of the graphic novels "Smile," "Drama,Telgemeier is the author and illustrator of the graphic novels Smile, Drama, and Sisters — all New York Times best-sellers. She will launch her latest graphic novel, Ghosts, at the University of Minnesota's Cowles Auditorium on Sept. 19, 6:30 p.m. The event is co-sponsored by the Red Balloon Bookshop.

Note about the book signing: A separate reservation is required to ensure your spot in the book-signing line. If you wish to purchase a book and reserve your spot in line, complete the form at the Red Balloon Bookshop website.

About Lisa Von Drasek and Tim JohnsonLisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University o...]]>Mark Engebretsonclean4:19Watch this video preview of our Sherlock Holmes exhibithttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2016/08/watch-video-preview-sherlock-holmes-exhibit/
Sat, 06 Aug 2016 22:15:57 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=10778Watch this video preview of The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes exhibit, which highlights some of Mr. Holmes' mishaps, described by Dr. Watson and others, through art, artifacts, parodies, pastiches, and other "unofficial" adventures from the Sherlock Holmes Collections.Watch this video preview of The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes exhibit, which highlights some of Mr. Holmes' mishaps, described by Dr. Watson and others, through art, artifacts, parodies, pastiches, and other "unofficial" adventures from the Sherlock...
The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes exhibit runs through September 30 at the University of Minnesota's Elmer L. Andersen Library.

* clean6:23‘The Missing Bullion’https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2016/06/the-missing-bullion/
Mon, 27 Jun 2016 19:10:10 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=10483Listen and watch as the Red-Throated League of the Norwegian Explores performs a live radio play of The Missing Bullion, a Sherlock Holmes adaptation written by Edith Meiser (1898-1993). Meiser — a writer, actress, and producer — helped bring Sherlock Holmes to American radio listeners on the NBC radio network in 1930, where they aired until the late 1940s.Listen and watch as the Red-Throated League of the Norwegian Explores performs a live radio play of The Missing Bullion, a Sherlock Holmes adaptation written by Edith Meiser (1898-1993). Meiser — a writer, actress,Norwegian Explorers performs a live radio play of The Missing Bullion, a Sherlock Holmes adaptation written by Edith Meiser (1898-1993). Meiser — a writer, actress, and producer — helped bring Sherlock Holmes to American radio listeners on the NBC radio network in 1930, where episodes aired through most of the 1940s. The series also was broadcast on the Mutual network.

Meiser wrote each of the episodes for the first 12 years, adapting Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic tales as well as writing original adventures.

The Edith Meiser Collection at the University of Minnesota Libraries includes each of these scripts, which have been dramatized annually by the Red-Throated League since 1995, along with letters, clippings, photographs, manuscripts and bound volumes on Sherlock Holmes.

This performance was recorded live June 19, 2016, at the Triennial Sherlock Holmes Conference at the University of Minnesota. This year's conference was titled, The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes.]]>Mark Engebretsonclean40:53Books about death, dying, and ritualshttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2016/06/books-death-dying-rituals/
Mon, 27 Jun 2016 15:30:44 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=10476In this installment of "Read This Book!" Janice Jaguszewski talks about books related to death, dying, funerals, and rituals related to dying. Jaguszewski is the director of Health Sciences Libraries at the University of Minnesota.In this installment of "Read This Book!" Janice Jaguszewski talks about books related to death, dying, funerals, and rituals related to dying. Jaguszewski is the director of Health Sciences Libraries at the University of Minnesota.
Host of "Read This Book!" is Lisa Von Drasek, curator of the Children's Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota.
Find the reviewed books:

Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean7:26‘The Midwives Book’ from 1671https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2016/06/midwives-book-1671/
Mon, 06 Jun 2016 18:12:47 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=10311The Midwives Book, by Jane Sharp, published in 1671, is discussed in this episode of Secrets of the Archives from the University of Minnesota Libraries. It's the first book written in English by a woman for other women, and it covers all stages of giving birth, including pregnancy, labor, child birth, infant care, and more.The Midwives Book, by Jane Sharp, published in 1671, is discussed in this episode of Secrets of the Archives from the University of Minnesota Libraries. It's the first book written in English by a woman for other women,
Host Tim Johnson interviews Lois Hendrickson, curator of the Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine at the University of Minnesota. Hendrickson said that The Midwives Book is the first book written in English by a woman for other women. The book covers all stages of having giving birth, including pregnancy, labor, child birth, infant care, and more. She also talks about her 30 years of experience as a midwife.
About Tim Johnson and Secrets of the ArchivesTim Johnson is host of Secrets of the Archives and curator of Rare Books and the Sherlock Holmes Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries. Secrets of the Archives is a monthly video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. ]]>Mark Engebretsonclean3:39All things Betsy-Tacyhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2016/05/things-betsy-tacy/
Fri, 20 May 2016 14:10:52 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=10225Jan Fransen discusses Betsy-Tacy, the beloved set of semi-autobiographical books set in Minnesota by author Maud Hart Lovelace, on this installment of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries.Jan Fransen discusses Betsy-Tacy, the beloved set of semi-autobiographical books set in Minnesota by author Maud Hart Lovelace, on this installment of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries.
Fransen reads from a copy of the original Betsy-Tacy (1940) that her mother read to her when she was a child. Fransen and host Lisa Von Drasek also discuss The Betsy-Tacy Companion: A Biography of Maud Hart Lovelace (1995), written by Sharla Scannell Whalen.

Fransen and Von Drasek also discuss the dedicated community of Betsy-Tacy readers, such as the Betsy-Tacy Society.

Fransen is the Service Lead for Researcher Information and Discovery Systems with the University of Minnesota Libraries.
Find the reviewed books:

Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean5:16Kevin Kling: Books Cast Their Spell on Mehttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2016/05/kevin-kling-books-cast-their-spell-on-me/
Tue, 10 May 2016 21:25:27 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=21024Kevin Kling takes a look at stories of stories, the role of stories in our lives, and memories as alibis or evidence. Why do we need stories? Are stories medicine? And, of course, there will be stories.
All this and more at the University of Minnesota Friends of the Libraries annual celebration on May 4, 2016.Kevin Kling takes a look at stories of stories, the role of stories in our lives, and memories as alibis or evidence. Why do we need stories? Are stories medicine? And, of course, there will be stories. -
All this and more at the University of Minnesota Friends of the Libraries annual celebration on May 4, 2016.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean9:06Books about dogshttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2016/04/books-about-dogs/
Tue, 05 Apr 2016 21:02:57 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=9784Books about dogs was the theme of this installment of "Read This Book!" from the University of Minnesota Libraries. Host Lisa Von Drasek reviews "Dog Crazy," by Meg Donohue, and "All Dogs Go To Kevin," by Dr. Jessica Vogelsang. Von Drasek is the curator of the Children's Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries.Books about dogs was the theme of this installment of "Read This Book!" from the University of Minnesota Libraries. Host Lisa Von Drasek reviews "Dog Crazy," by Meg Donohue, and "All Dogs Go To Kevin," by Dr. Jessica Vogelsang.
Von Drasek reviews "Dog Crazy," by Meg Donohue, and "All Dogs Go To Kevin," by Dr. Jessica Vogelsang.

Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes.

]]>Mark Engebretson12:45Exhibit lauds Children’s Theatre Co.https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2016/03/exhibit-lauds-childrens-theatre-co/
Mon, 21 Mar 2016 13:52:50 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=9555This month marks the opening of The Children's Theatre Company at 50... The Magic Continues, a University of Minnesota Libraries exhibit that highlights the expansive archives of the Children’s Theatre Company. In the video above, exhibit designer Darren Terpstra and exhibit curator Kate Hujda present a preview of the exhibit.This month marks the opening of The Children's Theatre Company at 50... The Magic Continues, a University of Minnesota Libraries exhibit that highlights the expansive archives of the Children’s Theatre Company. In the video above,The Children's Theatre Company at 50... The Magic Continues, a University of Minnesota Libraries exhibit that highlights the expansive archives of the Children’s Theatre Company. In the video above, exhibit designer Darren Terpstra and exhibit curator Kate Hujda present a preview of the exhibit.

The exhibit celebrates the theatre’s monumental artistic achievements since it was founded in 1965. It will be open to the public through May 27 at the University’s Elmer L. Andersen Library.

An exhibit reception, free and open to the public, will take place April 6 at the University’s Elmer L. Andersen Library.
About the CTC archives
The University Libraries’ Performing Arts Archives welcomed the Children's Theatre Company (CTC) archives with the arrival of over 500 boxes representing more than 50 years of history in July 2014 — capping a decade of careful discussion and planning between the University and CTC.

From CTC’s earliest days as The Moppet Players to its Tony-award winning stature today, the archive contains records dating back to the early 1960s, including:

About the exhibit
The exhibit highlights key materials from the collection and includes the horse and carriage from CTC’s production of Cinderella as well as props from several other CTC productions, including A Year with Frog and Toad.

“This exhibit really focuses on some of the highlights from the theatre’s commitment to education, its international collaborations, iconic productions, and to some behind-the-scenes materials – including sketches and costume bibles – that we normally don’t see as audience members,” said Kathryn Hujda, assistant curator of the Performing Arts Archives and exhibit curator. “What this exhibit does really well is highlight the contributions of local artists who have made the Children’s Theatre Company so unique, and also the contributions of national and international artists who are part of CTC’s history.”]]>Mark Engebretsonclean3:32Secrets of the Archives: MN Orchestrahttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2016/03/secrets-archives-mn-orchestra/
Tue, 15 Mar 2016 13:16:31 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=9532In this episode of Secrets of the Archives, Kate Hujda talks about the historic Minnesota Orchestra scrapbooks, which date back to the Orchestra's founding in 1903. Hujda said that the scrapbook are the only living record of the early days of the Orchestra.In this episode of Secrets of the Archives, Kate Hujda talks about the historic Minnesota Orchestra scrapbooks, which date back to the Orchestra's founding in 1903. Hujda said that the scrapbook are the only living record of the early days of the Orche...Kate Hujda talks about the historic Minnesota Orchestra scrapbooks, which date back to the Orchestra's founding in 1903.

Hujda said that the scrapbooks are the only living record of the early days of the Orchestra and that they often are used by researchers looking to learn more about the history the Minnesota Orchestra and how orchestras developed around the country.

Hujda is assistant curator of the University of Minnesota Libraries' Performing Arts Archives.

The scrapbooks are available for viewing by the public. Contact the Performing Arts Archives for more information.
About Secrets of the Archives
Secrets of the Archives is hosted by Tim Johnson and produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. Johnson is the curator for Rare Books and the Sherlock Holmes Collections at the University of Minnesota.]]>Mark Engebretsonclean3:11Read This Book!: Armchair Travelhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2016/03/read-book-armchair-travel/
Tue, 01 Mar 2016 18:10:54 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=9483The theme of this installment of Read This Book! is Armchair Travel, which features University of Minnesota library assistants, Kaia Sievert and Amber Fick. The two review books set in various regions of the world.The theme of this installment of Read This Book! is Armchair Travel, which features University of Minnesota library assistants, Kaia Sievert and Amber Fick. The two review books set in various regions of the world.
Reviewed books include:

* From University Libraries
* clean6:07Plans for the city of Goahttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2016/02/plans-city-goa/
Tue, 16 Feb 2016 14:09:32 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=9226A rare 17th century, hand-colored manuscript containing maps and plans for the city of Goa — including ports and fortresses on the coast of India — was featured on this installment of Secrets of the Archives, from the University of Minnesota Libraries. The map is part of the James Ford Bell Library collection at the University.A rare 17th century, hand-colored manuscript containing maps and plans for the city of Goa — including ports and fortresses on the coast of India — was featured on this installment of Secrets of the Archives,
The manuscript is part of the James Ford Bell Library collection at the University.
Maps were created between 1610 and 1620
"We are able to date the maps to the early part of the 17th century — sometime between 1610 and 1620," said Maggie Ragnow, Curator of the Bell Library. She added that the manuscript itself was created closer to 1700.

The manuscript, she said, was donated to the Bell Library by a Minnesota couple and is considered one-of-a-kind.
Manuscript likely is 'one-of-a-kind'
"This is the only copy that we have been able to find anywhere in the world, in a library or in a museum," Ragnow said, adding that it's possible that one exists in a private collection. "But because this is all hand-done, this may well be the only copy that currently exists of this particular item."

Watch the video above as host Tim Johnson interviews Maggie Ragnow, Curator for the University of Minnesota's James Ford Bell Library. Johnson is the Curator for Rare Books and the Sherlock Holmes Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean4:04The New Mediterranean Tablehttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2016/02/read-this-book-reviewing-the-mediterranean-table/
Fri, 05 Feb 2016 18:51:08 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=9114Librarians Megan Kocher and Lisa Von Drasek review The New Mediterranean Table cookbook in this installment of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries. Chef Sameh Wadi, author of The New Mediterranean Table, was a semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation "Best Chef " and "Rising Star" awards and was the youngest contestant to appear on the Food Network's "Iron Chef America."Librarians Megan Kocher and Lisa Von Drasek review The New Mediterranean Table cookbook in this installment of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries. Chef Sameh Wadi, author of The New Mediterranean Table,
Chef Sameh Wadi, author of The New Mediterranean Table, was a semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation "Best Chef " and "Rising Star" awards and was the youngest contestant to appear on the Food Network's "Iron Chef America."
Books reviewed include:

About Von Drasek and KocherLisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries. Kocher is a science librarian and the curator of the Doris S. Kirschner Cookbook Collection at the University of Minnesota Libraries.
About Read This Book!
Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean4:42Pop Wagner: Rolling on a Winter’s Nighthttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2015/12/pop-wagner-rolling-on-a-winters-night/
Thu, 10 Dec 2015 22:03:52 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=21015Pop Wagner, a mainstay of the Minnesota music community, performed December 9, 2015 at a special event, sponsored by the University of Minnesota Friends of the Libraries. Pop Wagner, a mainstay of the Minnesota music community, performed December 9, 2015 at a special event, sponsored by the University of Minnesota Friends of the Libraries.
As his fans know, Pop is also a storyteller, songwriter, poet, and fingerstyle guitarist extraordinaire. In addition to sharing a wonderful evening, we’ll celebrate our new and growing Minnesota folk music archives – already a treasured part of the Performing Arts Archives.
Event Details
What: Pop Wagner: Rolling on a Winter's Night
When: Wednesday, December 9, 7:00 p.m.
Where: Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120
Free but reservations requested

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean36:48More books to give over the holidayshttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2015/12/more-books-to-give-over-the-holidays/
Mon, 07 Dec 2015 15:30:04 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=8385Sherlock Holmes and the Betty Crocker Cooky Book are the topics of this special episode of Read This Book! – on books to give this holiday season, part 2. Host Lisa Von Drasek, Curator of the Children's Literature Research Collections, interviews University of Minnesota librarians Tim Johnson and Megan Kocher.Sherlock Holmes and the Betty Crocker Cooky Book are the topics of this special episode of Read This Book! – on books to give this holiday season, part 2. Host Lisa Von Drasek, Curator of the Children's Literature Research Collections,
Host Lisa Von Drasek, Curator of the Children's Literature Research Collections, interviews University of Minnesota librarians Tim Johnson and Megan Kocher. This is part 2 of this year's two-part series. Watch part 1.
Books reviewed include:

* clean14:11Batman promoting civil rightshttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2015/11/batman-promoting-civil-rights/
Thu, 19 Nov 2015 15:34:42 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=8310In the late 1940s through the early 1950s, social welfare agencies used comics -- featuring famous comic book heroes like Batman and Superman -- to promote their messages. Everything from mental health issues to civil rights to patriotism were subjects for the comics.In the late 1940s through the early 1950s, social welfare agencies used comics -- featuring famous comic book heroes like Batman and Superman -- to promote their messages. Everything from mental health issues to civil rights to patriotism were subjects...
Many of those comics are housed in the Social Welfare History Archives at the University of Minnesota and the issue is the topic of this installment of "Secrets of the Archives" from the University of Minnesota Libraries.

Host Tim Johnson interviews Linnea Anderson, archivist for the University of Minnesota's Social Welfare History Archives and they focus on two such comics. Johnson is the Curator for Rare Books and the Sherlock Holmes Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries.]]>Mark Engebretsonclean4:47Books to give this holiday seasonhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2015/11/books-to-give-this-holiday-season-2/
Wed, 18 Nov 2015 20:58:44 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=8287It's that time of year again and our expert librarians at the University of Minnesota are here to make recommendations on books to give this holiday season. Watch this installment of Read This Book!, Books to Give 2015, Part 1.It's that time of year again and our expert librarians at the University of Minnesota are here to make recommendations on books to give this holiday season. Watch this installment of Read This Book!, Books to Give 2015, Part 1.
Host Lisa Von Drasek makes her own recommendations, but also talks with Jan Fransen and Arvid Nelsen about their favorite books to give as gifts.

Watch for Part 2 of Books to Give in early December.
Recommended books include:

* From University of Minnesota Libraries
* From Hennepin County Library
* clean12:12A peek at ‘People on the Move’ exhibithttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2015/11/people-on-the-move-exhibit-preview/
Thu, 12 Nov 2015 20:20:37 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=8208It's been 50 years since the Immigration History Research Center and Archives was founded at the University of Minnesota, making it the oldest and largest entity devoted to preserving and understanding immigration experiences. In celebration, the IHRCA has an exhibit on display through January 22, 2016 at the U's Elmer L. Andersen Library.It's been 50 years since the Immigration History Research Center and Archives was founded at the University of Minnesota, making it the oldest and largest entity devoted to preserving and understanding immigration experiences. In celebration,
In celebration, the IHRCA has an exhibit on display through January 22, 2016 at the U's Elmer L. Andersen Library. The exhibit explores ideas of immigration and race and ethnicity, while sharing its own story of creating and developing an archive to support a wide variety of research.

* Parking information and location]]>Mark Engebretsonclean3:45Push4Art at Walter Libraryhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2015/11/push4art-at-walter-library/
Fri, 06 Nov 2015 17:20:14 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=8122Student performers camouflaged in the sea of students, provided a pleasant surprise November 5 at Walter Library. When the “Push for Art” button was pushed, they broke out with "Lean on Me" in the lobby, while dancers performed in Walter's Great Hall.Student performers camouflaged in the sea of students, provided a pleasant surprise November 5 at Walter Library. When the “Push for Art” button was pushed, they broke out with "Lean on Me" in the lobby, while dancers performed in Walter's Great Hall.
The previous day, a clarinet trio performed in the Wise Owl cafe at Walter.

Click on the image above to watch the video. Thanks to Push4Art for an enjoyable afternoon!]]>Mark Engebretsonclean2:33Read This Book! – Marshttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2015/10/books-about-mars/
Fri, 30 Oct 2015 21:39:02 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=8020Mars is the subject of this installment of Read This Book!, which features Science Librarian Carolyn Bishoff and Social Sciences Librarian Amy Riegelman. The two discussed the popular book, The Martian and five other books about Mars.Mars is the subject of this installment of Read This Book!, which features Science Librarian Carolyn Bishoff and Social Sciences Librarian Amy Riegelman. The two discussed the popular book, The Martian and five other books about Mars.
Recommended books included:

* clean6:19Book survives 1933 Nazi burninghttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2015/10/secrets-of-the-archives/
Mon, 19 Oct 2015 16:59:33 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=7728Nazis burned the library of Magnus Hirschfeld – a Jewish physician and sexologist who died in 1935 – for being "un-German." But at least one book survived the 1933 fire and is now housed at the University of Minnesota in the Tretter Collection for GLBT Studies.Nazis burned the library of Magnus Hirschfeld – a Jewish physician and sexologist who died in 1935 – for being "un-German." But at least one book survived the 1933 fire and is now housed at the University of Minnesota in the Tretter Collection for GLBT...Magnus Hirschfeld – a Jewish physician and sexologist who died in 1935 – for being "un-German." But at least one book survived the 1933 fire and is now housed at the University of Minnesota in the Tretter Collection for GLBT Studies.

In this installment of "Secrets of the Archives," Tretter curator Lisa Vecoli provides the back story and discusses the importance of the GLBT archives.

Secrets of the Archives is hosted by Tim Johnson, Curator of Special Collections & Rare Books and the E. W. McDiarmid Curator of the Sherlock Holmes Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries. ]]>Mark Engebretsonclean3:39Read This Book! with Tim Johnsonhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2015/10/read-this-book-with-tim-johnson/
Wed, 07 Oct 2015 18:40:00 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=7654In this installment of Read This Book!, Tim Johnson discusses Neil Gaiman's "Make Good Art" commencement speech, "Go Set a Watchman" by Harper Lee, "The Boys in the Boat" by Daniel James Brown, and "Art in the Blood" by Bonnie MacBird.In this installment of Read This Book!, Tim Johnson discusses Neil Gaiman's "Make Good Art" commencement speech, "Go Set a Watchman" by Harper Lee, "The Boys in the Boat" by Daniel James Brown, and "Art in the Blood" by Bonnie MacBird.
* Neil Gaiman's Make Good Art commencement speech

About Tim Johnson and Read This Book!
Johnson is the Curator of Special Collections and Rare Books and the E. W. McDiarmid Curator of the Sherlock Holmes Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries.

Read This Book!]]>Mark Engebretsonclean12:30Lions in the Balance: Man-Eaters, Manes, and Men with Gunshttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2015/10/lions-in-the-balance-man-eaters-manes-and-men-with-guns-2/
Thu, 01 Oct 2015 21:22:48 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=21022Celebrated lion researcher and conservationist Craig Packer takes us into the complex, tooth-and-claw worlds of lion conservation and behavior in this September 30, 2015 event at Coffman Memorial Union at the University of Minnesota. Celebrated lion researcher and conservationist Craig Packer takes us into the complex, tooth-and-claw worlds of lion conservation and behavior in this September 30, 2015 event at Coffman Memorial Union at the University of Minnesota. Craig Packer takes us into the complex, tooth-and-claw worlds of lion conservation and behavior in this September 30, 2015 event at Coffman Memorial Union at the University of Minnesota.

Packer is Distinguished McKnight Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior at the University of Minnesota and the Director of the Lion Research Center and co-founder of Savannahs Forever, Tanzania.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean1:37:47University Bindery: 1922 – 2015https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2015/09/bindery-closes/
Wed, 23 Sep 2015 20:28:54 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=7442The University of Minnesota Bindery, which first opened in the basement of Perine's Books in Dinkytown back in 1922, has closed. The Bindery, initially a department of University Libraries, was housed for nearly 50 years on the 4th floor of Walter LibraryThe University of Minnesota Bindery, which first opened in the basement of Perine's Books in Dinkytown back in 1922, has closed. The Bindery, initially a department of University Libraries, was housed for nearly 50 years on the 4th floor of Walter Library
The Bindery fell victim to the significant shift away from print and to digital collections. The Libraries will still use bindery services, but will contract for the services through a private vendor.

Watch the video above to learn more. ]]>Mark Engebretsonclean3:31Read This Book! – Pirates!https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2015/09/read-this-book-pirates/
Fri, 11 Sep 2015 15:29:17 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=7149Maggie Ragnow discusses books about Pirates, including Bucaniers of America – just in time for International Talk Like a Pirate Day, which is Sept. 19, 2015.Maggie Ragnow discusses books about Pirates, including Bucaniers of America – just in time for International Talk Like a Pirate Day, which is Sept. 19, 2015.International Talk Like a Pirate Day, which is September 19.

Ragnow shows us a "Letter of Marque" and discusses the following books:

About Ragnow and Read This Book!
Ragnow is the Curator of the James Ford Bell Library. Check out the James Ford Bell website for more about pirates, including "Pirate Lingo."

Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean2:47Welcome Week at U Librarieshttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2015/09/welcome-week-at-u-libraries/
Wed, 09 Sep 2015 20:19:04 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=6906More than 5,000 first-year students took part in Welcome Week at the University of Minnesota last week. On Friday, they toured Magrath Library on the St. Paul campus to learn about all of the ways that University Libraries can help them achieve academic success. Watch the video above to hear what they learned.More than 5,000 first-year students took part in Welcome Week at the University of Minnesota last week. On Friday, they toured Magrath Library on the St. Paul campus to learn about all of the ways that University Libraries can help them achieve academi...
Watch the video above to hear what they learned. ]]>Mark Engebretsonclean2:21Read This Book! – Picture Bookshttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2015/07/read-this-book-picture-books/
Tue, 21 Jul 2015 13:56:24 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=6182In this episode of Read This Book!, Lisa Von Drasek reviews the top Picture Books published in the last year.In this episode of Read This Book!, Lisa Von Drasek reviews the top Picture Books published in the last year.Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children's Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries.

Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes.

]]>Mark Engebretson13:41Historical Minneapolis aerial photos available onlinehttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2015/06/historical-minneapolis-aerial-photos-available-online/
Thu, 11 Jun 2015 21:22:42 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=5911The University of Minnesota Libraries has completed digitization of more than 4,500 historical aerial photos of Minneapolis, as part of a collaborative effort with the City of Minneapolis and the Minnesota Historical Society. All of the large-scale, detailed aerial photos, dating back to 1938, are freely available for viewing by the public.The University of Minnesota Libraries has completed digitization of more than 4,500 historical aerial photos of Minneapolis, as part of a collaborative effort with the City of Minneapolis and the Minnesota Historical Society. All of the large-scale,The University of Minnesota Libraries has completed digitization of more than 4,500 historical aerial photos of Minneapolis, as part of a collaborative effort with the City of Minneapolis and the Minnesota Historical Society. All of the large-scale, detailed aerial photos, dating back to 1938, are freely available for viewing by the public.

The Minneapolis photos, provided by the City of Minneapolis, were scanned and added to the Libraries’ existing Minnesota Historical Aerial Photographs Online collection, which includes more than 121,000 aerial photographs from around the state that date back to 1923. The Libraries will preserve the original photographs and provided the city with the digital images.
Photos are used by students, public
The photos are used for research by students on campus said Ryan Mattke, head of the John R. Borchert Library. For example, he said, students in the department of Landscape Architecture might use the photos as part of a field study or site design project.

“So, they can look at a particular site in the city of Minneapolis and see how that site has changed over time, what different ways it was used, and then use that in their class work to project into the future what they think the site should be used for.”

But they're also available for use by the public, including history buffs interested in seeing how an area of the city has changed over time.

Mattke used the west bank campus of the University of Minnesota as an example, showing how the area was primarily a residential district with single-family homes back in 1938. By the mid-1960s that changed as University buildings, including Wilson Library, replaced the houses and the Washington Avenue Bridge was re-aligned during a reconstruction.
City: Project was a true win-win partnership

"I think that this project is a great collaboration among the City of Minneapolis, the Minnesota Historical Society, and the University of Minnesota."
—Ryan Mattke

“I think that this project is a great collaboration among the City of Minneapolis, the Minnesota Historical Society, and the University of Minnesota,” he said, adding that the three groups worked together “to make sure that these historical resources are not only preserved and archived but also available to the public for use by anybody.”

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“Because of our partnership with the Borchert Map Library, we’ve been successful at providing digital images online to give immediate benefits to the community, while ensuring proper long-term care of the original artifacts,” said City Clerk Casey Carl, city of Minneapolis. “This project was a true win-win partnership for the city and the community.”]]>Mark Engebretsonclean2:24Summer reading recommendations from our librarianshttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2015/05/summer-reading-recommendations-from-our-librarians/
Fri, 29 May 2015 13:49:55 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=5864Our librarians provide recommendations on good reads for the summer, in this episode of "Read This Book!" from the University of Minnesota Libraries.Our librarians provide recommendations on good reads for the summer, in this episode of "Read This Book!" from the University of Minnesota Libraries.
Carolyn Bishoff, Megan Kocher, and Lisa Von Drasek discuss:

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean10:59Deborah Madison on Garden Paths, Recipes, and Building One’s Libraryhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2015/05/deborah-madison-on-garden-paths-recipes-and-building-ones-library/
Wed, 06 May 2015 20:56:50 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=21012Noted cookbook author and internationally acclaimed proponent of vegetarian cooking, Deborah Madison was the featured speaker at the University of Minnesota Friends of the Libraries annual celebration. Formerly the manager of the farmers market in Santa Fe and co-founder of the Monte del Sol Edible Kitchen Garden, Madison has a long-abiding passion for local/regional foods and those who produce them.Noted cookbook author and internationally acclaimed proponent of vegetarian cooking, Deborah Madison was the featured speaker at the University of Minnesota Friends of the Libraries annual celebration. Formerly the manager of the farmers market in Sant...
She has worked as a chef, teacher, consultant, and cookbook author. Her first restaurant job was at Chez Panisse, after which she opened Greens restaurant in San Francisco, one of the earliest farm-to-table restaurants. She is the author of 14 books, including Local Flavors: Cooking and Eating from Americas Farmers’ Markets, The New Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, and Vegetable Literacy.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean45:44Pankake Poetry reading with Michael Dennis Brownehttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2015/05/pankake-poetry-reading-with-michael-dennis-browne/
Fri, 01 May 2015 21:16:34 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=21017Michael Dennis Browne, poet and University of Minnesota Emeritus Professor, read from his new book, “The Voices,” and Kathy Saltzman Romey led a musical performance by the University Singers at the annual Pankake Poetry Reading event on April 16.Michael Dennis Browne, poet and University of Minnesota Emeritus Professor, read from his new book, “The Voices,” and Kathy Saltzman Romey led a musical performance by the University Singers at the annual Pankake Poetry Reading event on April 16.]]>Mark Engebretsonclean1:16:50‘The Job is Never Done’https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2015/04/the-job-is-never-done/
Mon, 06 Apr 2015 13:59:33 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=5076Curator Linnea Anderson and Exhibit Designer Darren Terpstra discuss the University of Minnesota Libraries exhibit, "The Job is Never Done": Fifty Years of Documenting Social Welfare History. The exhibit runs through May 22, 2015 at Elmer L. Andersen Library on the west bank of the University's Twin Cities campus.Curator Linnea Anderson and Exhibit Designer Darren Terpstra discuss the University of Minnesota Libraries exhibit, "The Job is Never Done": Fifty Years of Documenting Social Welfare History. The exhibit runs through May 22, 2015 at Elmer L.
What: “The Job Is Never Done”: Fifty Years of Documenting Social Welfare History
When: Through May 22, 2015,
Where: Elmer L. Andersen Library Gallery
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.;
Wednesday and Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
“The Job Is Never Done” celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Social Welfare History Archives, founded in 1964 by University of Minnesota Emeritus Professor, Clarke Chambers. The exhibit documents the ongoing work of the social services in the United States and of the Social Welfare History Archives. Materials from the collections highlight the development of the social work profession and its efforts to improve the lives of individuals and communities.

The exhibit also tells the behind-the-scenes story of collecting and caring for the historical records of the individuals, organizations, and communities that shaped the history of reform and social service.]]>Mark Engebretsonclean3:32Sally Wingert’s bad hair dayhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2015/03/sally-winger/
Tue, 24 Mar 2015 15:51:28 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=4982Sally Wingert visited our caverns recently, searching the Guthrie archives to learn how to wear her hair to play Gertrude in William Shakespeare's play, "Hamlet." She found what she was looking for — a costume bible from the Guthrie's 1963 production, starring Jessica Tandy.Sally Wingert visited our caverns recently, searching the Guthrie archives to learn how to wear her hair to play Gertrude in William Shakespeare's play, "Hamlet." She found what she was looking for — a costume bible from the Guthrie's 1963 production,
A costume bible is a book created by a theater designer that provides sketches and fabric swatches about the costumes for a particular production. But the historic Guthrie Theater costume bibles are getting older and are in danger of being lost to future generations of actors, directors, and historians.

Take that 1963 Hamlet costume bible, for example: The pages are becoming brittle, the bindings are breaking, and the fabric swatches are falling off pages. The University Libraries has the expertise to fix it and preserve it, but it costs money.

That's where you can help. A gift of $20 or more can help to restore and preserve the 1963 Hamlet costume bible.

Can you help us?

Go to our giving page]]>Mark Engebretsonclean2:30Read This Book! – Sharon Creechhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2015/03/read-this-book-sharon-creech/
Tue, 17 Mar 2015 21:22:18 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=4899In this episode of Read This Book!, Lisa Von Drasek highlights the work of Sharon Creech, the Newbery Medal winner who also will be accepting the University of Minnesota's Kerlan Award on April 18. Drasek is the curator of the University's Children's Literature Research Collections.In this episode of Read This Book!, Lisa Von Drasek highlights the work of Sharon Creech, the Newbery Medal winner who also will be accepting the University of Minnesota's Kerlan Award on April 18. Drasek is the curator of the University's Children's L...

]]>Mark Engebretson2:33‘Read This Book!’ – African American Women Authorshttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2015/02/read-this-book-african-american-women-authors/
Wed, 18 Feb 2015 16:24:28 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=4754In this episode of "Read This Book!," Tia Gardner discusses books from the University's Givens Collection of African American Literature, which feature collaborations among African American Women.In this episode of "Read This Book!," Tia Gardner discusses books from the University's Givens Collection of African American Literature, which feature collaborations among African American Women.
Gardner is a graduate research fellow with the Archie Givens, Sr., Collection of African American Literature.

The materials are available for viewing, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., in the Elmer L. Andersen Library at the University of Minnesota. Contact Cecily Marcus, curator, at marc0082@umn.edu or 612-624-8812 to make an appointment.

]]>Mark Engebretson4:19Read This Book! – Science Fictionhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2015/01/rtb-science-fiction/
Fri, 30 Jan 2015 19:15:48 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=4644Kaia Sievert discusses three science fiction books in this episode of Read This Book!, brought to you by the University of Minnesota Libraries. The books are: "The Three-Body Problem" by Cixin Liu, "Station Eleven" by Emily St. John Mandel, and "The Martian" by Andy Weir. These books are part of the Robert and Virginia McCollister Collection for Contemporary Literature at Wilson Library, University of Minnesota.Kaia Sievert discusses three science fiction books in this episode of Read This Book!, brought to you by the University of Minnesota Libraries. The books are: "The Three-Body Problem" by Cixin Liu, "Station Eleven" by Emily St. John Mandel,
The books are:

* "The Three-Body Problem" by Cixin Liu
* "Station Eleven" by Emily St. John Mandel
* "The Martian" by Andy Weir

The books are part of the Robert and Virginia McCollister Collection for Contemporary Literature at Wilson Library, University of Minnesota. The collection enhances and contributes to the University of Minnesota Libraries by offering a browsing collection of current popular literature for use by the University’s faculty, students, and staff. The collection promotes reading for pleasure and personal enrichment and is housed near the main entrance of Wilson Library.

The collection is maintained through a contract with Baker & Taylor’s Book Leasing program, and contains a base of 200 books. The leasing program provides the ability to offer a continually rotating collection of the most noted in-demand literary book titles.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean3:33Books to give this holiday seasonhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2014/12/books-to-give-this-holiday-season/
Thu, 11 Dec 2014 17:28:31 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=4467University of Minnesota Librarians discuss the books they plan to give and the ones they'd love to get as gifts this holiday season in a very special episode of Read This Book! Genres covered include children's literature, mysteries, cookbooks, and cool science.University of Minnesota Librarians discuss the books they plan to give and the ones they'd love to get as gifts this holiday season in a very special episode of Read This Book! Genres covered include children's literature, mysteries, cookbooks,
University of Minnesota Librarians discuss the books they plan to give and the ones they'd love to get as gifts this holiday season in a very special episode of Read This Book! Genres covered include children's literature, mysteries, cookbooks, and cool science.

Lisa Von Drasek, curator of the University's Children's Literature Research Collections, leads the discussion. She's joined by Tim Johnson, curator of the U's Rare Books and Special Collections and the Sherlock Holmes Collection, Science Librarian Carolyn Bishoff, and Megan Kocher, curator of the Doris Kirschner Cookbook Collection.
Recommended books include:

* May Day: A Murder-By-Month Mystery
By Jess Lourey
* Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders
By Larry Millet
* Dear Committee Members
By Julie Schumacher
* The Science of Interstellar
By Kip Thorne
* The Girls of Atomic City
By Denise Kiernan
* A subscription to the magazine "Make"
* Vegetable Literacy
By Deborah Madison
* Smitten With Squash
By Amanda Paa
* Gluten-Free Girl Every Day
By Shauna James Ahern with Daniel Ahern
* Tales from the Brothers Grimm
Selected and Illustrated by Lizbeth Zwerger
* An Illustrated Treasury of Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales
Illustrated by Anastasiya Archipova
* The Right Word
By Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet
* Animalium
Curated by Katie Scott and Jenny Broom

More about our collections
Want to know more about our collections? Click the links below or contact one of the he librarians featured in this episode of Read This Book!

]]>Mark EngebretsoncleanRichard Moe presents Roosevelt’s Second Acthttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2014/11/richard-moe-presents-roosevelts-second-act/
Sun, 30 Nov 2014 22:37:03 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=21030Richard Moe presents Roosevelt's Second Act: The Election of 1940 and the Politics of War on November 18, 2014 at the Paul and Joan Nagel Lecture in Cowles Auditorium at the University of Minnesota. Richard Moe presents Roosevelt's Second Act: The Election of 1940 and the Politics of War on November 18, 2014 at the Paul and Joan Nagel Lecture in Cowles Auditorium at the University of Minnesota.

About Richard MoeRichard Moe served as Chief of Staff for Vice President of the United States Walter Mondale, was a partner at the law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell, and served as President of the National Trust for Historic Preservation from 1993 to 2009. He is a native Minnesotan and a graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School.

Moe's other books are, “Last Full Measure: The Life and Death of the First Minnesota Volunteers,” the story of the Minnesota regiment that played a crucial and tragic role in the battle at Gettysburg; and “Changing Places: Rebuilding Community in the Age of Sprawl.”]]>Mark Engebretsonclean1:08:50Holiday cookie recipes discussed in ‘Read This Book!’https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2014/11/holiday-cookie-recipes-topic-of-read-this-book/
Sun, 23 Nov 2014 23:12:22 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=4334In this episode of "Read This Book!," Megan Kocher, curator of the Doris Kirschner Cookbook Collection at the University of Minnesota, discusses books with holiday cookie recipes.In this episode of "Read This Book!," Megan Kocher, curator of the Doris Kirschner Cookbook Collection at the University of Minnesota, discusses books with holiday cookie recipes.Megan Kocher, curator of the Doris Kirschner Cookbook Collection at the University of Minnesota, discusses books with holiday cookie recipes.

]]>Mark EngebretsoncleanRalph Rapson exhibit opening reception is Dec. 8https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2014/11/ralph-rapson-exhibit-opening-reception-is-dec-8/
Fri, 21 Nov 2014 19:21:51 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=4305A special reception to celebrate the University Libraries exhibit, "Ralph Rapson: A Legacy in Architecture and Design," will be held Monday, December 8, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Rapson, former dean of the University’s School of Architecture (1954-1984), was the designer of iconic Twin Cities buildings such as the original Guthrie Theater, Cedar Square West, and the Rarig Center for the Performing Arts. "Not only did he design a number of buildings, he taught an entire generation of architects to design buildings — so his influence is deep and far reaching," said Jane King Hession, curator of the exhibit and author of "Ralph Rapson: Sixty Years of Modern Design."A special reception to celebrate the University Libraries exhibit, "Ralph Rapson: A Legacy in Architecture and Design," will be held Monday, December 8, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Rapson, former dean of the University’s School of Architecture (1954-1984),

A special reception to celebrate the University Libraries exhibit, "Ralph Rapson: A Legacy in Architecture and Design," will be held Monday, December 8, beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Rapson, former dean of the University of Minnesota School of Architecture (1954-1984), was the designer of iconic Twin Cities buildings such as the original Guthrie Theater, Cedar Square West, and the Rarig Center for the Performing Arts.

"Not only did he design a number of buildings, he taught an entire generation of architects to design buildings — so his influence is deep and far reaching," said Jane King Hession, curator of the exhibit and author of "Ralph Rapson: Sixty Years of Modern Design."
Behind the scenes look at the process of architecture
Exhibit designer Darren Terpstra, University Libraries, said visitors to the exhibit will get a behind the scenes look at the process of architecture.

"You'll see simple, hand-drawn sketches that are very fast and rudimentary and then you see cleaner drawings and then you see elevations and models and photographs and finally, the finished product."

"He could draw like nobody else and Ralph's drawings are very engaging," Hession said. "Not only do they clearly show what his architectural visions were, but they show how people would use these buildings.
Rapson's legacy is 'all around us'
Still a practicing architect when he died in 2008 at the age of 93, Rapson’s modernist style influenced generations of architects. This exhibit is a retrospective of his many building and furniture designs.

"The thing about Ralph Rapson's architecture is that it's all around us in the Twin Cities," Hession said. "So, we hope that people will come to the exhibit and make connections with what's in the environment in Minneapolis." ]]>Mark EngebretsoncleanScientific Milestones in October – Read This Book!https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2014/10/scientific-milestones-in-october-read-this-book/
Fri, 24 Oct 2014 11:59:33 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=4207In this episode of "Read This Book!," Science Librarian Carolyn Bishoff recommends three books that relate to scientific milestones to celebrate that occurred in October. The books are: "Much Ado About (Practically) Nothing," by David E. Fisher, "Live from the Moon," by Michael Allen, and "Nobel Prize Women in Science," by Sharon Bertsch McGrayne.In this episode of "Read This Book!," Science Librarian Carolyn Bishoff recommends three books that relate to scientific milestones to celebrate that occurred in October. The books are: "Much Ado About (Practically) Nothing," by David E. Fisher,Carolyn Bishoff recommends three books that relate to scientific milestones to celebrate that occurred in October.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean‘Read This Book!’ – Back to Schoolhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2014/09/read-this-book-back-to-school/
Mon, 15 Sep 2014 00:05:37 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=3997In this special Back to School episode of "Read This Book!," Lisa Von Drasek discusses “The Pilot and the Little Prince," by Peter Cis, “Park Scientists,” by Mary Kay Carson, and “The Story of Buildings,” by Patrick Dillon (Author) and Stephen Biesty (Illustrator).
Von Drasek is curator of the Children's Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries.In this special Back to School episode of "Read This Book!," Lisa Von Drasek discusses “The Pilot and the Little Prince," by Peter Cis, “Park Scientists,” by Mary Kay Carson, and “The Story of Buildings,” by Patrick Dillon (Author) and Stephen Biesty (...
* “The Pilot and the Little Prince," by Peter Cis
* “Park Scientists,” by Mary Kay Carson
* “The Story of Buildings" by Patrick Dillon (Author) and Stephen Biesty (Illustrator).

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean5:02U of M students love libraries!https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2014/09/welcome-new-students/
Fri, 05 Sep 2014 21:15:20 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=3953University Libraries took part in Respect U Day, part of Welcome Week for incoming students, on August 29. Students who attended learned about programs, resources, and tools to help them succeed and also about resources to support equity and diversity on campus.
Watch the video and see what incoming students think about libraries.University Libraries took part in Respect U Day, part of Welcome Week for incoming students, on August 29. Students who attended learned about programs, resources, and tools to help them succeed and also about resources to support equity and diversity ...
Watch the video and see what incoming students think about libraries. ]]>Mark Engebretsonclean1:42‘Read This Book!’ – Books turned into movieshttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2014/08/read-this-book-books-turned-into-movies/
Tue, 05 Aug 2014 15:01:29 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=3608Kaia Sievert, University of Minnesota Libraries, discusses books that are being turned into movies, in this episode of "Read This Book!" The books recommended by Sievert include: “Gone Girl” By Gillian Flynn, “In the Heart of the Sea” By Nathaniel Philbrick, “The Hobbit” By J.R.R. Tolkien, “The Jungle Book” By Rudyard Kipling, and “Unbroken” By Laura Hillenbrand.Kaia Sievert, University of Minnesota Libraries, discusses books that are being turned into movies, in this episode of "Read This Book!" The books recommended by Sievert include: “Gone Girl” By Gillian Flynn,
The books recommended by Sievert include:

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean4:51‘Read This Book!’ – Spacehttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2014/07/read-this-book-space/
Thu, 17 Jul 2014 14:27:18 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=3489In this installment of "Read This Book!" science librarian Carolyn Rauber recommends books about space. They are: "Rocket Girl" By George D. Morgan; "An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth" By Col. Chris Hadfield; "The Seven Secrets of How to Think Like a Rocket Scientist" By Jim Longuski; and "Space Odyssey: The First Forty Years of Space Exploration" By Serge Brunier.In this installment of "Read This Book!" science librarian Carolyn Rauber recommends books about space. They are: "Rocket Girl" By George D. Morgan; "An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth" By Col. Chris Hadfield; "The Seven Secrets of How to Think Like...
In this installment of “Read This Book!” science librarian Carolyn Rauber recommends books about space. They are:

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean4:41‘Read This Book!’ – Summer Grillinghttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2014/06/read-this-book-summer-grilling/
Fri, 27 Jun 2014 15:25:40 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=2805It's summer grilling season in Minnesota and a perfect time for Megan Kocher, curator of the University Libraries Kirschner Cookbook Collection, to make recommendations on books about grilling, in this episode of "Read This Book!"It's summer grilling season in Minnesota and a perfect time for Megan Kocher, curator of the University Libraries Kirschner Cookbook Collection, to make recommendations on books about grilling, in this episode of "Read This Book!"Megan Kocher, curator of the University Libraries Kirschner Cookbook Collection, to make recommendations on books about grilling.

]]>Mark EngebretsoncleanMy Life in the Theater: I Always Said Yes!https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2014/05/my-life-in-the-theater-i-always-said-yes-2/
Thu, 15 May 2014 21:20:28 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=21020Wendy Lehr, the celebrated Twin Cities actor, director, and teacher presented "My Life in the Theater: I Always Said Yes!" at the University of Minnesota Friends of the Libraries Annual Celebration on May 12, 2014 at the University of Minnesota Rarig Center.Wendy Lehr, the celebrated Twin Cities actor, director, and teacher presented "My Life in the Theater: I Always Said Yes!" at the University of Minnesota Friends of the Libraries Annual Celebration on May 12,]]>Mark Engebretsonclean46:18‘Read This Book!’ – Award Winning Bookshttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2014/05/read-this-book-award-winning-books/
Fri, 09 May 2014 19:53:41 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=2626"Read This Book!:" Award Winning Books, featuring Danika Stegeman, University of Minnesota Libraries.
In this episode, Danika highlights four books from the collections at the University of Minnesota."Read This Book!:" Award Winning Books, featuring Danika Stegeman, University of Minnesota Libraries. - In this episode, Danika highlights four books from the collections at the University of Minnesota.
In this episode of "Read This Book!," Danika Stegeman highlights four books included in the "From Our Collections" exhibit in Wilson Library at the University of Minnesota.

The exhibit features library-owned books recommended by faculty, students, staff, and others. This month’s theme is award-winning books.

'The Round House'
Our first recommendation is "The Round House" by Louise Erdrich, which won the 2012 National Book Award for Fiction. You can find it in Wilson Library's McCollister Collection for Contemporary Literature.
"The Round House" takes place on a fictional reservation community in North Dakota. The narrator, Joe, takes matters into his own hands when his mother's rapist goes unpunished. The novel is both a coming of age story and an important look at how United States law has failed many Native American communities.

'Turn Here Sweet Corn'
If you're interested in the local food movement or organic farming, pay attention to our next book, "Turn Here Sweet Corn." Long-time organic farmer Atina Diffley chronicles the ups and downs of running a Minnesota family farm - Gardens of Eagan. The writing in this book is beautiful and lyrical. It combines memoir with organic farming how-to alongside a classic David-and-Goliath story as Atina and her husband take on a major corporation that wants to build a crude oil pipeline across their land.
This book won the Minnesota Book Award for Memoir and Creative Non-fiction in 2013 and can be found at Magrath Library on the St. Paul campus.

'One! Hundred! Demons!'
Our next book, "One! Hundred! Demons!" by Lynda Barry, was a library staff suggestion and it is the most colorful book in the exhibit. This book won the 2003 Eisner Award for Best New Graphic Album.
"One! Hundred! Demons!" is a collection of memoiristic comic strips that originally appeared in Salon’s ‘Mothers Who Think’ section. The strips cover a variety of content including an ex-boyfriend with head lice, childhood kickball bullies, and rules for who can groove and who really shouldn’t. It can be found in Wilson Library’s general collection.

'A Frolic of His Own'
And, last but not least, we recommend "A Frolic of His Own" by William Gaddis, which won the National Book Award for Fiction in 1994 and can be found in Wilson Library or the Law Library.
William Gaddis is a keen observer and has a dark sense of humor, which he applies to the American legal system. Gaddis weaves together multiple character's stories and legal wranglings around one incident - a frivolous case about a dog off on a frolic of his own. I recommend this book to anyone interested in innovative style in fiction or in satire of American culture.

More information
These are just a few of the recommendations in our current display. We hope you’ll check out one of these books or stop by the 1st floor of Wilson Library to take a look at the exhibit.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean‘Rejoice the Legacy!’ ends May 14https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2014/04/rejoice-the-legacy-ends-may-14/
Wed, 23 Apr 2014 14:29:02 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=2508"Rejoice the Legacy!" displays original manuscript pages, artist dummies, picture book proofs, and original art and sketches selected from among Andrea Davis Pinkney’s more than 20 published children’s and young adult titles."Rejoice the Legacy!" displays original manuscript pages, artist dummies, picture book proofs, and original art and sketches selected from among Andrea Davis Pinkney’s more than 20 published children’s and young adult titles.
Exhibit hours

* 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Monday, Tuesday and Friday

* 8:30 a.m. to 6:45 p.m.
Wednesday and Thursday

Exhibit runs through May 14.

Lisa Von Drasek wants "everyone to come and see this exhibit." Von Drasek, curator of the Children's Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries is referring to "Rejoice the Legacy!," the exhibit currently on display at Elmer L. Andersen Library at the University of Minnesota.

The exhibit displays original manuscript pages, artist dummies, picture book proofs, and original art and sketches selected from among Andrea Davis Pinkney’s more than 20 published children’s and young adult titles. The exhibit will provide insight into one writer’s creative process as well as a peek into editorial practice.

"'Rejoice the Legacy!' is the history of black Americans, of American history, of the Civil Rights movement, (and) of the creation of picture books," Von Drasek said. "And we're here to celebrate Andrea's work, and her husband's work, Brian Pinkney."
Attend the May 3 Arbuthnot Lecture featuring Davis PinkneyDavis Pinkney will give the 2014 May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture on May 3, 7 p.m., at the University of Minnesota. The 7 p.m. lecture is free, but tickets are required.

"She is going to talk about her writing process, being an editor, and what it's like to be an African American woman in publishing today," Von Drasek said.

Davis Pinkney is a New York Times best-selling writer of more than 20 books for children and young adults, including picture books, novels and nonfiction. Pinkney’s books include “With the Might of Angels,” “Bird in a Box,” “Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up By Sitting Down,” “Sojourner Truth’s Step-Stomp Stride,” “Let it Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters,” and “Duke Ellington.”

Reserve tickets now]]>Mark Engebretsonclean‘Read This Book!’: Cookbookshttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2014/04/read-this-book-cookbooks/
Fri, 11 Apr 2014 15:27:09 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=2483Science Librarian Megan Kocher discusses cookbooks in this episode of "Read This Book!" from the University of Minnesota Libraries.Science Librarian Megan Kocher discusses cookbooks in this episode of "Read This Book!" from the University of Minnesota Libraries.Megan Kocher discusses cookbooks in this episode of "Read This Book!" from the University of Minnesota Libraries.

Each of the books are part of the University of Minnesota’s Kirschner Cookbooks Collection. Kocher is the curator for this collection. For more information, please refer to the Kirschner Cookbooks Collection blog.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean3:13Exploring Minnesota’s Natural Historyhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2014/04/exploring-minnesotas-natural-history/
Mon, 07 Apr 2014 18:11:19 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=2468The yearlong project will digitize and provide online access to unique botanical, zoological, and geological material from archival collections that document the natural history of the state of Minnesota. The materials relate to the establishment of the Minnesota Geological and Natural History Survey in 1872 by the state legislature under the auspices of the University’s Board of Regents.The yearlong project will digitize and provide online access to unique botanical, zoological, and geological material from archival collections that document the natural history of the state of Minnesota. The materials relate to the establishment of t...In her role with the Exploring Minnesota’s Natural History project, Rebecca Wilson sees thousands of images. Every so often, one really stands out.

“There will be a series of 100 photographs of blackbirds,” said Wilson, describing the somewhat routine part of her job as project manager. “But, then, photograph 101 will be a hand holding two meadowlarks.”

“There are just fantastic images,” said Erik Moore, head of the University of Minnesota Archives, who is leading the project. “We have digitized over 6,000 glass plate and film negatives, 3, 000 lantern slides, and 2,000 print photographs that depict botanical specimens, landscapes of Minnesota, and animals in their native habitats.”
Some materials haven’t been seen for 100 years
The yearlong project will digitize and provide online access to unique botanical, zoological, and geological material from archival collections that document the natural history of the state of Minnesota. The materials relate to the establishment of the Minnesota Geological and Natural History Survey in 1872 by the state legislature under the auspices of the University’s Board of Regents.

In addition to digitizing the survey records and field notebooks, the records of the University’s Bell Museum of Natural History and the departments of botany, geology, and zoology – all entities which credit their initiation to the original Survey – will be included in the project. Funding is provided by the State of Minnesota from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the Minnesota Historical Society.

“The materials include everything from field notebooks kept by the officers of the survey to observational journals that amateur naturalists used to record bird sightings. The materials haven’t been seen by anybody for 50 to 100 years;” Moore said.

The University Libraries’ Digital Library Services unit – which has considerable experience with large-volume projects featuring photographs, archival manuscripts, and other mixed-material – is conducting the digitization. Through January 2014, the unit completed 138,371 scans in slightly more than 2,000 hours.
Handwritten notes provide context
Wilson said that the material includes corresponding information – handwritten notes and captions.

“Once those materials have been scanned, it’s my job to decipher the hastily written hand notations and make sure all of these new digital records have contextual information,” Wilson said. For example, glass plate negatives in the Bell Museum records are encased in envelopes that have handwritten notes on them. The notes typically include the date and location of a specific photo, but may also include the aperture of the camera or the length of exposure.

“So a media researcher could take this information and write a history of field photography,” Moore said. But the project will also provide researchers of Minnesota’s environment the ability to establish benchmarks and comparable points of data in order to study the changes to the larger ecosystem, he added.

“The historic nature and rich content of these collections will serve as an important foundational resource not only to researchers at the University of Minnesota but to those everywhere who are studying changes in the environment.”
Project continues spirit of 1872 Act
Through digitization,]]>Mark EngebretsoncleanRead This Book!: Science and Bicycleshttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2014/03/read-this-book-science-and-bicycles/
Wed, 26 Mar 2014 21:39:05 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=2439Read This Book!: Science and Bicycles, features Carolyn Rauber, a University of Minnesota science and engineering librarian. In this episode, Rauber highlights four books related to the science of bicycles.Read This Book!: Science and Bicycles, features Carolyn Rauber, a University of Minnesota science and engineering librarian. In this episode, Rauber highlights four books related to the science of bicycles.
* "All About the Bike"
By Robert Penn
* "The eBike Book"
Hannes Neupert, Juliane Schroder, and Marisa Schulz
* "Four Centuries of Geological Travel: The search for knowledge on foot, bicycle, sledge, and camel"
Patrick N. Wyse Jackson
* "Evaluation of Blue Bike-Lane Treatment in Portland, Oregon"
William W. Hunter, David L. Harkey, J. Richard Stewart, and Mia L. Birk
2000
The Transportation Research Record

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean3:58Medicine of Downton Abbey period ‘almost terrifying’https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2014/03/medicine-of-downton-abbey-period-almost-terrifying/
Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:27:23 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=2395Viewing the current Downton Abbey exhibit at the Wangensteen Historical Library left graduate student Jeff Moulton feeling a bit queasy thinking about medicine of the early 20th century. "There are some things that are almost terrifying," said Moulton, a big Downton Abbey fan, while noting that the exhibit contained "a lot of pokers and tweezers."Viewing the current Downton Abbey exhibit at the Wangensteen Historical Library left graduate student Jeff Moulton feeling a bit queasy thinking about medicine of the early 20th century. "There are some things that are almost terrifying,
Exhibit info
"Downton Abbey: Behind the Scenes of Health and Illness" runs through May 16 at the Wangensteen Historical Library at the University of Minnesota.

"It was hard because there wasn't good anesthesia (and) they didn't have the antibiotics that we have now," Hagens said. "So there was a lot of danger in living in the time period."

"It's hard to imagine," Moulton said. "It makes me wonder, a century ago, did the people who actually lived those lives, what kind of faith did they have in their doctor."
About the exhibit
Someone suggested to Lois Hendrickson, curator of the Wangensteen Historical Library, the idea of creating an exhibit by combining medicine and Downton Abbey. Hendrickson and Hagens, both fans of the show, jumped at the opportunity.

"The vast majority of the materials in the exhibit does belong to Wangensteen," Hendrickson said. "In addition to the books, the Wangensteen has a nice artifacts collection, which you see exhibited as well."

To get started the two watched all of the shows again, trying to identify themes for the exhibit.

"We focused on the medical events that happened around World War I," Hagens said. This included shell shock, amputations, civilian nursing, and development of civilian hospitals. "We're really interested in showing the changing role of medicine during this time period," Hendrickson added.
Why you should visit
Hendrickson and Hagens say the exhibit is popular with Downton Abbey fans and for non-fans who are simply interested in history and medicine.

"I think people who come see the exhibit, who love Downton, will come away with a new understanding of the show," Hagens said.

Said Hendrickson: "People who are not fans of Downton Abbey can still enjoy the exhibit because it really lays out how medicine changed during this time period and how World War I, for example, influenced medicine."]]>Mark Engebretson3:23‘Bound Fragments’ exhibit closes February 28https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2014/02/bound-fragments-exhibit-closes-february-28/
Tue, 11 Feb 2014 15:16:23 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=2186If you want to see the current Bell Library exhibit, you had better hurry. The exhibit, "Bound Fragments: 60 Years of Collecting at the James Ford Bell Library," closes on February 28. The exhibit is part of the Bell Library's 60th Anniversary celebration.If you want to see the current Bell Library exhibit, you had better hurry. The exhibit, "Bound Fragments: 60 Years of Collecting at the James Ford Bell Library," closes on February 28. The exhibit is part of the Bell Library's 60th Anniversary celebrat...
Exhibit Hours
The exhibit is in the T.R. Anderson Gallery, located on the 4th floor of Wilson Library on the west bank campus and can be viewed Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; evenings and weekends by appointment.
The exhibit is part of the Bell Library's 60th Anniversary celebration. And as curator Marguerite Ragnow says, it's important to celebrate such milestones.

"Milestones provide opportunities to come together as a community, to celebrate our common experience, to acknowledge the achievements of those who were key contributors, and to reflect on the future," Ragnow said. "This special anniversary exhibition is the result of several years of planning and thinking about how best to represent an astonishingly rich collection that has grown to more than 30,000 items."
About the exhibit
The exhibit materials reflect a variety of topics and themes that were chosen to represent the many facets of the collection, Ragnow said. It includes curator and staff favorites, one-of-kind items that exist nowhere else, and special gifts that reflect the commitment of the Bell family and the Associates of the James Ford Bell Library.

The exhibit also honors those who played a significant role: founder James Ford Bell, curators John (Jack) Parker and Carol Urness, and T. R. Anderson, one of the founders of the Associates of the James Ford Bell Library, as well as the donors who have contributed over the years.

"I think this exhibit will appeal to just about anyone who is interested in history ... The James Ford Bell Library represents our collective history," Ragnow said. "As curator, I feel particularly blessed to have been given charge of this magnificent collection, a collection comprised, as Mr. Bell often remarked, of 'bound fragments of time.'”
About the James Ford Bell Library
The James Ford Bell Library advances understanding of our global heritage by documenting the history and impact of trade prior to ca. 1800 CE. Its premier collection of rare books, maps, and manuscripts, and its innovative programs support scholarship and education at all levels, enriching our community by helping to make the world we live in more meaningful.]]>Mark EngebretsoncleanBest children’s books for 2013https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2014/01/best-childrens-books-for-2013/
Mon, 06 Jan 2014 12:52:32 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=2075In a series of "Read This Book!" episodes, Lisa Von Drasek discusses her favorite children's books for 2013. Von Drasek is the curator of the Children's Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries.In a series of "Read This Book!" episodes, Lisa Von Drasek discusses her favorite children's books for 2013. Von Drasek is the curator of the Children's Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries.
In a series of episodes of "Read This Book!" Lisa Von Drasek discusses her favorite children's books for 2013.
Young Adult

]]>Mark EngebretsoncleanRead This Book! Graphic formathttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2013/11/read-this-book-graphic-formats/
Wed, 27 Nov 2013 14:19:40 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=2025In this episode of "Read This Book!" Lisa Von Drasek discusses some of her favorite graphic format children's books, including "Relish: My Life in the Kitchen" and "March Book One."In this episode of "Read This Book!" Lisa Von Drasek discusses some of her favorite graphic format children's books, including "Relish: My Life in the Kitchen" and "March Book One."
In this episode of "Read This Book!" Lisa Von Drasek discusses some of her favorite graphic format children's books:

* "Relish: My Life in the Kitchen" by Lucy Knisley
* "The Sleepwalkers" by Viviane Schwarz
* "March Book One" by John Lewis

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean2:1860 years of support for research, education, outreachhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2013/11/bell-library-60/
Fri, 08 Nov 2013 19:54:33 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=1956This year the James Ford Bell Library celebrates its 60th anniversary of preserving and documenting the history of trade around the world. Originally focused on what was known as the Age of Exploration, roughly 1400 to 1800, the Bell has expanded its collecting focus to encompass all pre-modern materials that preserve and document the history of trade and its impact.This year the James Ford Bell Library celebrates its 60th anniversary of preserving and documenting the history of trade around the world. Originally focused on what was known as the Age of Exploration, roughly 1400 to 1800,Ellen George

This year the James Ford Bell Library celebrates its 60th anniversary of preserving and documenting the history of trade around the world.

The Bell Library was established at the University of Minnesota in 1953 through an agreement between the Board of Regents and James Ford Bell, a local industrialist and philanthropist and also a member of the Board of Regents from 1939 until shortly before his death in 1961.

"James Ford Bell was an avid collector," said Ellen George, President of the Associates of the James Ford Bell Library. "And what he wanted was to share his collection with the public."

Originally focused on what was known as the Age of Exploration, roughly 1400 to 1800, the Bell has expanded its collecting focus to encompass all pre-modern materials that preserve and document the history of trade and its impact. The collection, currently, consists of more than 30,000 items, ranging from handwritten invoices for goods dated as early as the 5th century to early 19th century accounts of expeditions into the North American wilderness.

The James Ford Bell Library is a key resource for undergraduate students, graduate students, researchers, and the public, said William Phillips, professor emeritus of history at the University of Minnesota.
Supporting educationWilliam Phillips

"[Undergraduates] come into the Bell Library not believing that they can touch materials that are 500 years old," Phillips said. "And they find that they can and it sparks something in their imagination."

Phillips and others say that access to primary sources is critically important for students and researchers.

"Nothing really replaces an encounter with original sources," said Kathryn Reyerson, professor of history at the University of Minnesota. "To hold a document is something that can make a lasting impact."

"You should be able to look at what people were thinking during the actual time [in history]," said Zoe Hill, an alumna of the University of Minnesota and a member of the Associates of the James Ford Bell Library. "It helps you to weed out biases ... And it gives you an opportunity to form your own opinions."

Carla Rahn Phillips, professor emeriti of history, said that the Bell is an important asset for recruiting graduate students to the University of Minnesota. "Graduate students often choose to come to an institution, such as the University of Minnesota, because of the research opportunities that that institution has," she said. "The Bell Library is one of our greatest drawing cards."
Supporting researchNabil Matar

Nabil Matar, a professor of English, said without the Bell Library he would not have been able to conduct his research.

"The fact that a particular book is here helps me very much in terms of finding material that somebody else at a different university, which doesn't have the book, would not find with the same ease," Matar said.

Carla Phillips said the book she most enjoyed writing was inspired by a packet of materials at the Bell Library. "This was a book called 'Six Galleons for the King of Spain,' and the Bell Library, in fact, had the delivery documents for those six galleons," Phillips said.
Supporting communityFord Bell

It's important for a research library like the Bell to be housed at the University of Minnesota, a major research institution,]]>Mark Engebretsonclean4:22Read This Book! Episode 3https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2013/10/read-this-book-episode-3/
Mon, 07 Oct 2013 17:29:59 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=2322]]>Mark Engebretsonclean4:08Tools for saving collections in case of emergencyhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2013/09/workshop-provides-tools-for-saving-collections-in-case-of-emergency/
Mon, 30 Sep 2013 16:17:52 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=1733In early September the Libraries participated in two days of exercises designed around collection damage assessment and salvage.In early September the Libraries participated in two days of exercises designed around collection damage assessment and salvage.Julie Page
A view from the trenches
By Tim Johnson

Anyone who has suffered a natural disaster knows the multitude of emotions connected with such an event: feelings of loss, pain, fatigue, frustration, confusion--the list is nearly endless. Archives and libraries--and their associated staff--are no different. At least a few of us have endured (and survived) professional lives disrupted by flood, fire, earthquake, or other calamity. Among the many questions that linger after such an event is one of paramount importance to archivists and librarians: how can we be better prepared the next time such an event comes our way.

To that end, the Libraries formed a Collections Emergency Response Team. Led by Mary Miller, the Libraries' Collection Management and Preservation Strategist, this team is engaged in updating and enhancing collections emergency response procedures for the Libraries and the Minnesota Library Access Center (administered by Minitex). University Librarian Wendy Lougee charged the team "with assessing collections emergency preparedness in the Libraries, overseeing emergency planning, and fostering a culture of preparedness in the Libraries through strategic communication, education, and hands-on training. In the event of an emergency involving collections, the team will provide leadership, advice, and assistance to the Libraries during the response and recovery phases." I was invited--along with nearly a dozen of my colleagues--to be a member of this team.
Sessions led by preservation consultant Julie Page
Hands-on training is an important part of "fostering a culture of preparedness." In early September the team, along with other members of staff, participated in two days of exercises designed around collection damage assessment and salvage. Our sessions were led by Julie Page, a trainer for the Western States and Territories Preservation Assistance Service (WESTPAS). Julie is the former head of the preservation department at the University of California, San Diego and now serves as a preservation consultant. In addition to her work with WESTPAS, she is a trainer for the Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (FAIC) Emergency Response for Cultural Institutions program, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and a member of the American Institute for Conservation Collections Emergency Response Team (AIC CERT).

We were instructed to wear "grubby" clothes, as we would be handling wet books and papers during our training. I was happy for the cautionary instructions. Our first day included a "stack assessment" exercise in Wilson Library. Portions of the stacks on the fourth floor were draped in different colors of crepe paper; blue indicated wet ranges of books, white indicated damp ranges. We divided into smaller teams and headed to an assigned area of the stacks. Once on site, our task was to assess and document the number damaged books, assign salvage priorities, note anything special about this portion of the collection, and create a sequence of response activities. These activities included activation of a telephone calling tree and notification of University facilities/emergency personnel, all designed to insure staff safety and a proper approach to an incident of this kind. In a debriefing session following this exercise, Julie emphasized the importance of an accurate assessment. The assessment drives much of what follows in terms of conservation treatments and other actions.
Hands-on training in salvage techniquesclean1:53Will Shortz: An Evening with the Puzzle Masterhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2013/09/will-shortz-an-evening-with-the-puzzle-master/
Sun, 15 Sep 2013 21:34:10 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=21028Will Shortz: An Evening with the Puzzle Master was presented September 12, 2013 by the Friends of the University of Minnesota Libraries at Ted Mann Concert Center. Will Shortz: An Evening with the Puzzle Master was presented September 12, 2013 by the Friends of the University of Minnesota Libraries at Ted Mann Concert Center. ]]>Mark Engebretsonclean1:35:05Read This Book! Episode 2https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2013/09/read-this-book-episode-2/
Sat, 07 Sep 2013 17:28:49 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=2320]]>Mark Engebretsonclean3:05Campus History application is just plain funhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2013/08/campus-history-application-is-just-plain-fun/
Sun, 18 Aug 2013 18:57:07 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=1076The Campus History web application was designed to enhance research and education for the University of Minnesota community and the public. It just happens to be fun.The Campus History web application was designed to enhance research and education for the University of Minnesota community and the public. It just happens to be fun.Ryan Mattke

The Libraries’ new Campus History web application doesn’t exactly make history come alive, but it sure is fun. Ryan Mattke, head of the John R. Borchert Map Library at the University of Minnesota, advises that you see for yourself.

“To see how fun this is,” he said, “you can just hit play and watch the campus grow.”

Watch the campus grow – over 150 years. That’s the standard feature that the Campus History web application provides. It’s simple, it works, and it’s fun.

But there’s much more here. Just take a few minutes and look under the hood.

For example:

* Using the application’s transparency slider, you can compare historical maps to current satellite imagery of the campus
* You can compare historical aerial imagery across time, so, for example, you can compare 1940 to present day.
* Thanks to data from the Metropolitan Council, you can observe the rise and fall of the streetcar era in the Twin Cities.

It’s more than just fun
The Campus History web application was designed to enhance research and education for the University of Minnesota community and the public. The project is a University Libraries collaboration that includes the Borchert Map Library, University Archives, and Web Development. Mattke worked closely with Erik Moore, head of University Archives, in developing the application and making appropriate links from the application to assets and resources in University Archives and elsewhere.

Along with the fun factor, Mattke said, there’s a research component. One of the main reasons for building Campus History was to help faculty and students find information.

“We do get lots of questions about what the campus looked like, where buildings were – there were lots of changes over the past 150 years,” he said.

Mattke said that faculty and students in history, the humanities, landscape architecture, and geography will find this resource useful – along with those generally interested in maps.

“Students in those areas will be able to utilize this application during the course of the work for their class,” he said.
Project involved tracing more than 500 maps
The project took about a year to complete and involved Mattke and five graduate students tracing the building footprints from about 550 historical campus maps that are housed in University Archives. The sketches are the foundation of the application, as is the building information itself.

“When you click on a building in the Campus History mapping application, you get a pop up that has information about the building, whether the name changed over time, when it was built, if it was torn down, if it was added-on to,” Mattke said. “But then you also get a link into UMedia, so you can go and see if we have, currently, any scanned photos of that building, and see what it looked like at different points in time.”

UMedia Archive is a rich media and image repository, containing assets from the University Archives, special collections, the Map Library, the James Ford Bell Library, and more. The service is provided by the University Libraries.

Mattke said that a few hundred building images are now available, but he added that a digitization project now underway will increase that number significantly.

All of the maps, building images, and underlying GIS data are available from the Libraries, either though University Archives or the Borchert Map Library.

To interact with the Campus History map, go to: lib.umn.]]>Mark Engebretsonclean2:16Klinger talks Holmes, ‘New Sherlockians,’ and morehttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2013/08/klinger-talk-holmes-new-sherlockians-and-more/
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 18:43:35 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=1023Les Klinger loves the BBC’s “Sherlock” and CBS’s “Elementary” and believes that some traditional Sherlock Holmes scholars have mistreated the “new Sherlockians,” who have come to appreciate Holmes through modern film and television.Les Klinger loves the BBC’s “Sherlock” and CBS’s “Elementary” and believes that some traditional Sherlock Holmes scholars have mistreated the “new Sherlockians,” who have come to appreciate Holmes through modern film and television.

Learn more
Read more about the conference and listen to a radio play by the Minnesota-based Red-Throated League in a Pioneer Press story by reporter Richard Chin.
• Go to the Pioneer Press

“I think the reaction to the new Sherlockians is deplorable, but I’m delighted that so many people have found us,” Klinger said, in an exclusive interview with the University of Minnesota Libraries during the “Sherlock Holmes Through Time and Place” conference, Aug. 9-11, 2013, at the University of Minnesota. Klinger gave the keynote presentation to about 150 Sherlockians in attendance at the conference.

“When the Downey films came out, for example, I was really excited to hear from people like Otto Penzler that sales of the canon were actually increasing,” Klinger said. “I think people who watch 'Sherlock' to see Benedict Cumberbatch’s cheekbones – that’s wonderful because they’ll get hooked and they’ll find the original stories."

Klinger – considered a leading authority on Sherlock Holmes and Dracula – is an attorney by day, but he's more famous as the editor of “The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes,” a three-book edition of all of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes fiction with extensive annotations. He also edited the scholarly 10-volume “Sherlock Holmes Reference Library,” a heavily annotated edition of the entire Sherlock Holmes canon, and “The New Annotated Dracula,” an annotated version of Bram Stoker's novel.

In the interview, Klinger also talked about how he got hooked on Sherlock Holmes, the history of Holmes scholarship, how he became a consultant on the Robert Downey, Jr. Holmes films, and more.
Introduction to Sherlock Holmes
While he was in law school, he said his girlfriend at the time introduced him to Holmes by buying him a copy of “The Annotated Sherlock Holmes,” edited by William Baring-Gold.

“She thought that I would like it, and, wow, was she right.” He added that what attracted him to Baring-Gold was the footnotes, something, he said, that a tax attorney could appreciate.
His expertise leads him to Hollywood
His love of Holmes grew and he became more immersed in the subject, joining the Baker Street Irregulars, and writing, editing, and lecturing on Sherlock Holmes. Considered a leading expert, Klinger was, somewhat by chance, chosen to consult on the Warner Bros. film “Sherlock Holmes,” starring Robert Downey, Jr. (2009) and the follow-up, “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” (2011).

A friend introduced him to Downey, who met with Klinger and ultimately the producers chose Klinger to be a technical advisor on the first film for no pay. “The second film, they actually hired me,” he said.

As for the modern television shows on BBC and CBS, Klinger had this to say: “I love ‘Elementary’ and ‘Sherlock.’ I think they are terrific, fresh interpretations. ‘Sherlock’ is loaded with Easter eggs … little nuggets of lines from the canon.”

In town for the Sherlock Holmes conference, Klinger said he’s enjoying seeing old friends.

“Our excuse for being here is that we’ll share some Sherlockian scholarship, but it’s really about the friendships.”]]>Mark Engebretsonclean6:00Read This Book! Episode 1https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2013/08/read-this-book-episode-1/
Wed, 07 Aug 2013 17:26:53 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=2318]]>Mark Engebretsonclean1:57American history at your fingertipshttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2013/07/dpla/
Sat, 20 Jul 2013 16:42:38 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=120Launch of Digital Public Library of America brings greater access to local treasures
Portrait of Dr. G. A. Dahl, Mankato, Minnesota
The Nicollet County Historical Society in south central Minnesota sits on the site of the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux, signed between the United States and the Dakota nation in 1851. Eleven years later, following several treaty violations by the U.S. government, war broke out in the region, which resulted in the execution of 38 Dakota — to this day the largest mass execution in American history.
St. Peter, Minnesota — a mile down the road from the treaty site — might have been the capital of Minnesota, if not for the trickery of Joe Rolette, a legislator from Pembina. In 1857, the Minnesota territorial legislature passed a law to move the capital from St. Paul to St. Peter. But Rolette — with the bill in his possession — disappeared long enough to ensure that the governor could not sign the law before the end of the legislative session.
This place is truly historic. And that history will now become much easier for the public across the nation and the world to learn about and access thanks to the recent launch of the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA).
Digital Public Library of America aggregates millions of digital artifacts
The DPLA (located at http://dp.la) is a groundbreaking project that, for the first time, will make many of our nation’s significant digital collections searchable and accessible to the public from a single site. It will aggregate millions of digital artifacts from local archives, libraries, museums, and cultural heritage institutions across America and deliver them to students, teachers, scholars, and the public via a powerful search interface.
“You can’t tell the history of Minnesota or even the history of the United States without telling the story that happened here,” said Ben Leonard, director of the Nicollet County Historical Society. “We really do have unique items in the collection and the reality is that the vast majority of Americans wouldn’t know that they’re here — wouldn’t know we’re here — without the Digital Public Library of America.”
Minnesota Digital Library a key partner in DPLA
Figure skaters posing at Winter Haven, Sartell, Minnesota.Stearns HIstory Museum.
The DPLA launched on April 18, two-and-a-half years after planning began in October 2010. With total funding to date of about $7.8 million, the DPLA brings together a national network of more than 40 state/regional digital libraries and myriad large digital libraries. These include large “content” hubs, such as The Smithsonian Institution, and state and regional “service” hubs, such as the Minnesota Digital Library.
The Minnesota Digital Library (MDL) has received $350,000 in funding — $250,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and $100,000 from the Knight Foundation. The funding is being used for digitizing existing special collections, making them searchable and accessible through the DPLA, providing outreach and education to communities about the DPLA, supporting the development of new, “born digital” content, and capturing the unique and diverse stories of the communities throughout the state and region.
The MDL is supported through a statewide collaboration of Minitex, the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota Historical Society, and other key institutions. (Minitex is a joint program of the of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education and the University of Minnesota.) In its role as a DPLA hub, the MDL will serve as an “on-ramp” to interested public libraries, special libraries, colleges, museums, historical societies, and other organizations across the state — ensuring that local and regional collections throughout Minnesota can be discovered and accessed through the DPLA as part of this new national initiative.
Minnesota Reflections website contains more than 130,000 artifacts
Marian Rengel, Outreach Coordinator for the Minnesota Digital Li...Launch of Digital Public Library of America brings greater access to local treasures Portrait of Dr. G. A. Dahl, Mankato, Minnesota - The Nicollet County Historical Society in south central Minnesota sits on the site of the Treaty of Traverse des Sio...Portrait of Dr. G. A. Dahl, Mankato, Minnesota

The Nicollet County Historical Society in south central Minnesota sits on the site of the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux, signed between the United States and the Dakota nation in 1851. Eleven years later, following several treaty violations by the U.S. government, war broke out in the region, which resulted in the execution of 38 Dakota — to this day the largest mass execution in American history.

St. Peter, Minnesota — a mile down the road from the treaty site — might have been the capital of Minnesota, if not for the trickery of Joe Rolette, a legislator from Pembina. In 1857, the Minnesota territorial legislature passed a law to move the capital from St. Paul to St. Peter. But Rolette — with the bill in his possession — disappeared long enough to ensure that the governor could not sign the law before the end of the legislative session.

This place is truly historic. And that history will now become much easier for the public across the nation and the world to learn about and access thanks to the recent launch of the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA).
Digital Public Library of America aggregates millions of digital artifacts
The DPLA (located at http://dp.la) is a groundbreaking project that, for the first time, will make many of our nation’s significant digital collections searchable and accessible to the public from a single site. It will aggregate millions of digital artifacts from local archives, libraries, museums, and cultural heritage institutions across America and deliver them to students, teachers, scholars, and the public via a powerful search interface.

“You can’t tell the history of Minnesota or even the history of the United States without telling the story that happened here,” said Ben Leonard, director of the Nicollet County Historical Society. “We really do have unique items in the collection and the reality is that the vast majority of Americans wouldn’t know that they’re here — wouldn’t know we’re here — without the Digital Public Library of America.”
Minnesota Digital Library a key partner in DPLAFigure skaters posing at Winter Haven, Sartell, Minnesota.Stearns HIstory Museum.

The DPLA launched on April 18, two-and-a-half years after planning began in October 2010. With total funding to date of about $7.8 million, the DPLA brings together a national network of more than 40 state/regional digital libraries and myriad large digital libraries. These include large “content” hubs, such as The Smithsonian Institution, and state and regional “service” hubs, such as the Minnesota Digital Library.

The Minnesota Digital Library (MDL) has received $350,000 in funding — $250,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and $100,000 from the Knight Foundation. The funding is being used for digitizing existing special collections, making them searchable and accessible through the DPLA, providing outreach and education to communities about the DPLA, supporting the development of new, “born digital” content, and capturing the unique and diverse stories of the communities throughout the state and region.

The MDL is supported through a statewide collaboration of Minitex, the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota Historical Society, and other key institutions. (Minitex is a joint program of the of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education and the University of Minnesota.) In its role as a DPLA hub, the MDL will serve as an “on-ramp” to interested public libraries, special libraries, colleges, museums, historical societies,]]>Mark Engebretsonclean4:07Pankake Poetry Reading with Ed Bok Leehttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2013/04/pankake-poetry-reading-with-ed-bok-lee/
Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:30:36 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=21026Ed Bok Lee was the featured speaker at the April 17, 2013 Pankake Poetry Reading at Elmer L. Andersen Library. Ed Bok Lee was the featured speaker at the April 17, 2013 Pankake Poetry Reading at Elmer L. Andersen Library. ]]>Mark Engebretsonclean1:05:15Exhibit gives behind-the-scenes look at Twin Cities performing artshttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2013/04/exhibit-gives-behind-the-scenes-look-at-twin-cities-performing-arts/
Sat, 06 Apr 2013 04:03:23 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=272And celebrates 50 years of the Guthrie Theater
If you're a lover of dance, orchestra, and theatre, you know the magic of our Twin Cities stages. But you may not know of the magic that happens off stage, in preparation for these great performances.
Now is your chance, thanks to the thoughtful stewardship of the Performing Arts Archives at the University of Minnesota Libraries. The Libraries is hosting "Behind the Scenes: Twin Cities Performing Arts and 50 years of the Guthrie Theater" April 1 through June 28, 2013. Visitors to this exhibit will get a backstage look at the Twin Cities performing arts community, said Cecily Marcus, Curator, Performing Arts Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries.
She said that the exhibit demonstrates how much energy goes into "hiding the gears, logistics, and stagehands" as in showing audiences a well-set world, wondrously brought to life by actors, dancers, and musicians.
Take a peek behind the curtain
What: Behind the Scenes: Twin Cities Performing Arts and 50 Years of the Guthrie Theater
When: April 1 through June 28, 2013 - free and open to the public
Where: Elmer L. Andersen Library, University of Minnesota
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Monday, Tuesday and Friday and 8:30 a.m. to 6:45 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday.
"There are great pleasures to be found in peeking behind the curtain, into the rehearsal studios, costume and prop shops, offices, and boardrooms that make opening night, and every night following, possible," Marcus said. "It is there we find the genesis of an idea--for a theater that will change Minnesota, or a groundbreaking ballet company, or a revolutionary version of a well-known story--transformed through personalities, budgets, missions, director's notes, nightly performance reports, and beautiful costume renderings."
50 years of the Guthrie
As the theater world commemorates 50 years of the Guthrie Theater, this exhibit offers the public a tremendous opportunity to pore through the extensive Guthrie Archives, which have been housed at the University of Minnesota since 1967. Marcus said that the archives offer a beautiful legacy, one still being built with each season of plays and programming.
The exhibit explores much more than the Guthrie, however, offering materials from the collections of the Minnesota Orchestra, the James Sewell Ballet, Theatre de Jeune Lune, the St. Paul Philharmonic, the Minnesota Dance Alliance, the Penumbra Theatre, and the personal papers of composers.
"With the close of every season and each production, sets are struck and works of art are dismantled, but there are traces left to be preserved, studied, and displayed," Marcus said. "The Performing Arts Archives sustains these stories, many more than ever graced our stages."
Many local performing arts leaders contributed to this exhibit through commentary. They include: Philip Brunelle, Leah Cooper, Jon R. Cranney, Joe Dowling, Barbara Field, Nancy Mason Hauser, Michael Lupu, Emily Mann, Jack Reuler, and Sally Wingert.
"Behind the Scenes: Twin Cities Performing Arts and 50 Years of the Guthrie Theater" celebrates the work, and the enduring magic, of our extraordinary performing arts community, on and off the stage.And celebrates 50 years of the Guthrie Theater If you're a lover of dance, orchestra, and theatre, you know the magic of our Twin Cities stages. But you may not know of the magic that happens off stage, in preparation for these great performances.
If you're a lover of dance, orchestra, and theatre, you know the magic of our Twin Cities stages. But you may not know of the magic that happens off stage, in preparation for these great performances.

Now is your chance, thanks to the thoughtful stewardship of the Performing Arts Archives at the University of Minnesota Libraries. The Libraries is hosting "Behind the Scenes: Twin Cities Performing Arts and 50 years of the Guthrie Theater" April 1 through June 28, 2013. Visitors to this exhibit will get a backstage look at the Twin Cities performing arts community, said Cecily Marcus, Curator, Performing Arts Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries.

She said that the exhibit demonstrates how much energy goes into "hiding the gears, logistics, and stagehands" as in showing audiences a well-set world, wondrously brought to life by actors, dancers, and musicians.
Take a peek behind the curtain

What: Behind the Scenes: Twin Cities Performing Arts and 50 Years of the Guthrie Theater

"There are great pleasures to be found in peeking behind the curtain, into the rehearsal studios, costume and prop shops, offices, and boardrooms that make opening night, and every night following, possible," Marcus said. "It is there we find the genesis of an idea--for a theater that will change Minnesota, or a groundbreaking ballet company, or a revolutionary version of a well-known story--transformed through personalities, budgets, missions, director's notes, nightly performance reports, and beautiful costume renderings."
50 years of the Guthrie
As the theater world commemorates 50 years of the Guthrie Theater, this exhibit offers the public a tremendous opportunity to pore through the extensive Guthrie Archives, which have been housed at the University of Minnesota since 1967. Marcus said that the archives offer a beautiful legacy, one still being built with each season of plays and programming.

The exhibit explores much more than the Guthrie, however, offering materials from the collections of the Minnesota Orchestra, the James Sewell Ballet, Theatre de Jeune Lune, the St. Paul Philharmonic, the Minnesota Dance Alliance, the Penumbra Theatre, and the personal papers of composers.

"With the close of every season and each production, sets are struck and works of art are dismantled, but there are traces left to be preserved, studied, and displayed," Marcus said. "The Performing Arts Archives sustains these stories, many more than ever graced our stages."

"Behind the Scenes: Twin Cities Performing Arts and 50 Years of the Guthrie Theater" celebrates the work, and the enduring magic, of our extraordinary performing arts community, on and off the stage.]]>Mark Engebretsonclean2:52Exhibit features scenic sketches from early theatre, vaudeville erahttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2013/01/exhibit-features-scenic-sketches-from-early-theatre-vaudeville-era/
Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:25:15 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=317Theatres and vaudeville stages were the entertainment outlets that Americans sought before the days of movies, television, and the Internet. The University of Minnesota will celebrate that bygone era with a new exhibit, titled "Creating the World for the Stage: 1893-1929 - An Exhibit of Scenic Sketches."
Painted renderings of backdrops, sketches, and other artifacts from the Performing Arts Archives at the University of Minnesota Libraries will be featured in the exhibit that explores the exotic worlds created by the scenic artists for both public theatres and private fraternal spaces of the Freemasons. The exhibit is guest curated by Professor C. Lance Brockman of the University's Department of Theatre Arts and Dance. It runs from Jan. 15 through March 15, 2013 at the Elmer L. Andersen Library and is free and open to the public.
Artifacts include original renderings
The exhibit documents the backstage technical environment of the popular stage during the late-19th and early-20th centuries. The artifacts include original renderings and materials from Twin City Scenic company, Great Western Stage Equipment company, and the Holak collection.
Quick FactsWhat: "Creating the World for the Stage: 1893-1929 - An Exhibit of Scenic Sketches."
Where: Elmer A. Andersen Library, West Bank of the Twin cities Minneapolis campus, 222-21st Ave. S.
When: Jan. 15 - March 15, 2013. Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, and Friday; and 8:30 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday.
Who: Professor C. Lance Brockman, University of Minnesota Department of Theatre Arts and Dance.
Admission: Free and open to the public
All images are available online
The companies used these materials to market their painted drop scenery to public theatres across the country and later to fraternal organizations, such as the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. Brockman said that the Freemasons use of theatre and set design in their degree rituals helped them to boost membership.
"What had once been recitation, previously, now becomes a lively and fun theatrical presentation - you can see how attractive this would be to potential members," Brockman said. "And as public theatre became less and less of a market for these scenic studios, the Freemasons became more and more of a market."
Brockman instrumental in acquiring collections for the U
Brockman, who is retiring after 40 years, was instrumental in acquiring the collections for the University of Minnesota, beginning in 1983. His research into this period of set design, he said, was primarily to help him teach theatre students about the nearly lost craft of painted drop scenery, especially for the New Minnesota Centennial Showboat.
"The exhibit shows people that we have the collections and it's also a great resource for scenic artists," said Peter Baker, a recent theatre arts graduate who assisted Brockman with the design and installation of the exhibit. "The art of painting these drops was never really passed down. It sort of died off. But having the sketches and being able to look at the extant work, you can actually pick out how they did it, how they painted it. It becomes a resource, not only for the historical context, but the practice itself - the art, as well as the artifact."
It's also just a lot of fun. "When you see the drops on stage, in full color and in full scale, it's a big 'whee' - it's fun," Brockman said.
Recent Theatre arts graduate Nicky Rodriguez served as assistant curator supporting Brockman with the selection of thematic objects from over 3000 sketches and models.
Gallery Hours
Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, and Friday; and 8:30 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday. For more information, go to z.umn.edu/stage. All images are available online at lib.umn.edu/scrbm/paa/scenery.
An exhibit reception honoring Professor Lance Brockman for his leadership, scholarship, teaching,Theatres and vaudeville stages were the entertainment outlets that Americans sought before the days of movies, television, and the Internet. The University of Minnesota will celebrate that bygone era with a new exhibit,
Painted renderings of backdrops, sketches, and other artifacts from the Performing Arts Archives at the University of Minnesota Libraries will be featured in the exhibit that explores the exotic worlds created by the scenic artists for both public theatres and private fraternal spaces of the Freemasons. The exhibit is guest curated by Professor C. Lance Brockman of the University's Department of Theatre Arts and Dance. It runs from Jan. 15 through March 15, 2013 at the Elmer L. Andersen Library and is free and open to the public.
Artifacts include original renderings
The exhibit documents the backstage technical environment of the popular stage during the late-19th and early-20th centuries. The artifacts include original renderings and materials from Twin City Scenic company, Great Western Stage Equipment company, and the Holak collection.

Quick FactsWhat: "Creating the World for the Stage: 1893-1929 - An Exhibit of Scenic Sketches."

The companies used these materials to market their painted drop scenery to public theatres across the country and later to fraternal organizations, such as the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. Brockman said that the Freemasons use of theatre and set design in their degree rituals helped them to boost membership.

"What had once been recitation, previously, now becomes a lively and fun theatrical presentation - you can see how attractive this would be to potential members," Brockman said. "And as public theatre became less and less of a market for these scenic studios, the Freemasons became more and more of a market."
Brockman instrumental in acquiring collections for the U
Brockman, who is retiring after 40 years, was instrumental in acquiring the collections for the University of Minnesota, beginning in 1983. His research into this period of set design, he said, was primarily to help him teach theatre students about the nearly lost craft of painted drop scenery, especially for the New Minnesota Centennial Showboat.

"The exhibit shows people that we have the collections and it's also a great resource for scenic artists," said Peter Baker, a recent theatre arts graduate who assisted Brockman with the design and installation of the exhibit. "The art of painting these drops was never really passed down. It sort of died off. But having the sketches and being able to look at the extant work, you can actually pick out how they did it, how they painted it. It becomes a resource, not only for the historical context, but the practice itself - the art, as well as the artifact."

It's also just a lot of fun. "When you see the drops on stage, in full color and in full scale, it's a big 'whee' - it's fun," Brockman said.

Recent Theatre arts graduate Nicky Rodriguez served as assistant curator supporting Brockman with the selection of thematic objects from over 3000 sketches and models.
Gallery Hours
Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, and Friday; and 8:30 a.m. to 6:45 p.m.]]>Mark Engebretsonclean2:58Exhibit looks at the quirkiness of historical sexual health campaignshttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2012/11/exhibit-looks-at-the-quirkiness-of-historical-sexual-health-campaigns/
Sat, 01 Dec 2012 04:34:19 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=339"Booby Trap," "Good Time Girls," and "Smash the Prostitution Racket!" These were a few of the terms used during early- to mid-20th century public health campaigns by the American Social Health Association.
The association used these in education messages, along with research, undercover investigations, and civic action in an effort to eradicate prostitution and human trafficking, while promoting the prevention and proper treatment of STDs.
"One of the things that the American Social Health Association believed in strongly was bringing prostitution, human trafficking, and STDs to light," said Linnea Anderson, a curator with the Social Welfare and History Archives at the University of Minnesota Libraries. "They believed that if you swept it under the rug, kept it secret, that it allowed them to flourish. It's one of the reasons we selected the cartoon, 'If we can get the beast out of his lair...' for the theme of the exhibit."
Today, these terms are outdated, humorous, even offensive. But, in some respects, that makes for a great teaching tool.
"We use this collection to teach classes to graduate students and undergraduates," Anderson said. "And when the student reacts strongly to a document - they think it's hysterical, they think it's ridiculous, they think it's outrageous, or it makes them angry, or it makes them laugh - that's the moment when you're really experiencing the difference between the past and the present."
"It's really a great history lesson when it comes to sexual health," said Darren Terpstra, the exhibit designer. "You're able to see how this all started and where we've come today, because it's very relevant today. But what you get to see is not only how far we've come, but how we actually haven't come very far at all, in some respects."
Undercover investigations
The ASHA sent investigators into communities - sometimes openly, sometimes undercover - in attempts to learn more about how a community may or may not facilitate the functioning of a prostitution racket.
"For example are there particular hotels where you can rent by the hour, are there cabbies, who on the side, will bring you to a house of a ill repute, are the police turning a blind eye?" Anderson said. Investigators also looked into whether communities had illegitimate practitioners offering "quack" or ineffective treatments for syphilis and gonorrhea.
Anderson added that investigators used the information in meetings with community, civic, and religious leaders in efforts to combat prostitution.
"The American Social Health Association called that the American plan," Anderson said. "They were against what they referred to as the European plan or the European model of segregating and tolerating prostitution, and inspecting prostitutes, who we would now call sex workers. They thought that prostitution should be eradicated entirely."
Were the campaigns successful?
In both World War I and World War II, the ASHA worked with the United States military on sexual health campaigns to reduce the rates of sexually transmitted diseases, and Anderson said, there's evidence that each of these campaigns was successful.
"The reason for this, historically, was that looking back on the wars in U.S. history, there had been a spike in STD infections in every war," Anderson said. "And there is evidence in their own files and elsewhere that they were successful in decreasing the rate of infections amongst troops in both wars."
Were the campaigns successful over time? Anderson said that's a potential research project in the offing. But one thing is for certain: There are plenty of materials to draw from in the archives.
Said Anderson: "The reality is that there are still STD infections, STDs are still a public health issue. Prostitution and human trafficking are still serious issues. But that doesn't mean that a particular campaign hasn't been successful."
The American Social Health Association, which started in 1914,"Booby Trap," "Good Time Girls," and "Smash the Prostitution Racket!" These were a few of the terms used during early- to mid-20th century public health campaigns by the American Social Health Association. -
The association used these in education messages, along with research, undercover investigations, and civic action in an effort to eradicate prostitution and human trafficking, while promoting the prevention and proper treatment of STDs.

"One of the things that the American Social Health Association believed in strongly was bringing prostitution, human trafficking, and STDs to light," said Linnea Anderson, a curator with the Social Welfare and History Archives at the University of Minnesota Libraries. "They believed that if you swept it under the rug, kept it secret, that it allowed them to flourish. It's one of the reasons we selected the cartoon, 'If we can get the beast out of his lair...' for the theme of the exhibit."

Today, these terms are outdated, humorous, even offensive. But, in some respects, that makes for a great teaching tool.

"We use this collection to teach classes to graduate students and undergraduates," Anderson said. "And when the student reacts strongly to a document - they think it's hysterical, they think it's ridiculous, they think it's outrageous, or it makes them angry, or it makes them laugh - that's the moment when you're really experiencing the difference between the past and the present."

"It's really a great history lesson when it comes to sexual health," said Darren Terpstra, the exhibit designer. "You're able to see how this all started and where we've come today, because it's very relevant today. But what you get to see is not only how far we've come, but how we actually haven't come very far at all, in some respects."
Undercover investigations
The ASHA sent investigators into communities - sometimes openly, sometimes undercover - in attempts to learn more about how a community may or may not facilitate the functioning of a prostitution racket.

"For example are there particular hotels where you can rent by the hour, are there cabbies, who on the side, will bring you to a house of a ill repute, are the police turning a blind eye?" Anderson said. Investigators also looked into whether communities had illegitimate practitioners offering "quack" or ineffective treatments for syphilis and gonorrhea.

Anderson added that investigators used the information in meetings with community, civic, and religious leaders in efforts to combat prostitution.

"The American Social Health Association called that the American plan," Anderson said. "They were against what they referred to as the European plan or the European model of segregating and tolerating prostitution, and inspecting prostitutes, who we would now call sex workers. They thought that prostitution should be eradicated entirely."
Were the campaigns successful?
In both World War I and World War II, the ASHA worked with the United States military on sexual health campaigns to reduce the rates of sexually transmitted diseases, and Anderson said, there's evidence that each of these campaigns was successful.

"The reason for this, historically, was that looking back on the wars in U.S. history, there had been a spike in STD infections in every war," Anderson said. "And there is evidence in their own files and elsewhere that they were successful in decreasing the rate of infections amongst troops in both wars."

Were the campaigns successful over time? Anderson said that's a potential research project in the offing. But one thing is for certain: There are plenty of materials to draw from in the archives.

Said Anderson: "The reality is that there are still STD infections,]]>Mark Engebretsonclean2:26‘For the Common Good’ exhibit examines 1862 Morrill Act’s impact on U of Mhttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2012/11/for-the-common-good-exhibit-examines-1862-morrill-acts-impact-on-u-of-m/
Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:26:05 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=487The Land Grant Agricultural College Act — known as the Morrill Act and signed by President Lincoln in 1862 — set aside public lands, the sale of which were used to fund public colleges to "promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes."
The Act and subsequent funds from the land grand helped save the then-struggling University of Minnesota, which for several reasons, including financial debt, closed a few years after it was chartered in 1851.
"The Morrill Act came at a time when the University [of Minnesota] was in dire straits," said University Archivist Erik Moore, co-curator of the exhibit, "For the Common Good," now on display at the U's Elmer L. Andersen Library. "The University had closed after a short opening as a preparatory department."
Moore added that the University was hit hard by the 1857 financial panic and was in debt after the construction of its first building, then called the Main Building.
Morrill Act, Legislature helped save the U
Soon, however, the Morrill Act, coupled with action by the Minnesota Legislature, helped save the University.
"The state Legislature, in 1864, brought together a three-member Board of Regents," said Assistant Archivist Erin George, co-curator of the exhibit. "And their task was to get the University out of its deep indebtedness."
Led by John Sargent Pillsbury, the Board completed its work, and the University, by the late 1860s, prepared to re-open, with the land-grant mission prominent in its plans. By 1869, the University's first president, William Watts Folwell, had been hired, the preparatory department was re-opened, and plans were underway to open University colleges with those in agriculture and mechanic arts garnering special attention along with instruction in military tactics.
This early and turbulent time is documented in the exhibit, "For the Common Good." The exhibit is based on material from the collections of the University of Minnesota Archives, and it examines the ongoing question: How has the University sought to fulfill its role as a "land grant" university.
More information
"For the Common Good" is on display at the Andersen Library's Atrium Gallery through Nov. 30, 2012. For more information, contact the University of Minnesota Archives at 612-624-0562.
View a map of Andersen location
U of M Archives and Special Collections
The Land Grant Agricultural College Act — known as the Morrill Act and signed by President Lincoln in 1862 — set aside public lands, the sale of which were used to fund public colleges to "promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial c...
The Act and subsequent funds from the land grand helped save the then-struggling University of Minnesota, which for several reasons, including financial debt, closed a few years after it was chartered in 1851.

"The Morrill Act came at a time when the University [of Minnesota] was in dire straits," said University Archivist Erik Moore, co-curator of the exhibit, "For the Common Good," now on display at the U's Elmer L. Andersen Library. "The University had closed after a short opening as a preparatory department."

Moore added that the University was hit hard by the 1857 financial panic and was in debt after the construction of its first building, then called the Main Building.
Morrill Act, Legislature helped save the U
Soon, however, the Morrill Act, coupled with action by the Minnesota Legislature, helped save the University.

"The state Legislature, in 1864, brought together a three-member Board of Regents," said Assistant Archivist Erin George, co-curator of the exhibit. "And their task was to get the University out of its deep indebtedness."

Led by John Sargent Pillsbury, the Board completed its work, and the University, by the late 1860s, prepared to re-open, with the land-grant mission prominent in its plans. By 1869, the University's first president, William Watts Folwell, had been hired, the preparatory department was re-opened, and plans were underway to open University colleges with those in agriculture and mechanic arts garnering special attention along with instruction in military tactics.

This early and turbulent time is documented in the exhibit, "For the Common Good." The exhibit is based on material from the collections of the University of Minnesota Archives, and it examines the ongoing question: How has the University sought to fulfill its role as a "land grant" university.
More information
"For the Common Good" is on display at the Andersen Library's Atrium Gallery through Nov. 30, 2012. For more information, contact the University of Minnesota Archives at 612-624-0562.

]]>Mark Engebretsonclean1:49Natural Resources Library holds grand openinghttps://www.continuum.umn.edu/2012/10/natural-resources-library-holds-grand-opening/
Tue, 16 Oct 2012 03:23:14 +0000https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/?p=519The new Natural Resources Library, which opened in June, celebrated Oct. 10 with a grand opening event. The new librarysaves $130,000 annually in operating costs through consolidating collections in the former Forestry and Entomology, Fisheries, and Wildlife libraries.
The project also responded to changes in how scholars use library resources by tapping digital technologies to enhance the on-site collection and through the popular Get It delivery system. The Natural Resources Library, located in Hodson Hall on the St. Paul campus, also better supports interdisciplinary efforts and meets the demand for more study space on campus through the re-use of the former Forestry Library.
New library a hit with students
"It's got a lot of windows -- it's just a really nice place to study," said Joe Kaser, a graduate student in the entomology program. "And because of the delivery system, I can always find what I'm looking for."
"It fits in well with my program," said Gretchen Wilbrandt, a Ph.D. student in the entomology program. "It has all of the necessary resources, as well as inter-library loan to get everything I need."
"The staff are really helpful," said Hannah Specht, a graduate student in the fisheries, wildlife, and conservation biology program. Specht said she often checks out master's and Ph.D. theses related to her area of study. "I'm in this library a few times a week. I really enjoy having big windows to work next to."
Budget cuts and changes in library use prompted consolidation
Philip Herold, the research and learning director for agricultural, biological, and environmental sciences at the University of Minnesota, said that the new library represents a consolidation of the Forestry Library and the Entomology, Fisheries, and Wildlife Library.
"One of the main drivers was budgetary," Herold said. "We looked at different areas where we could make reductions. [And] the nature of the use of the library was changing over time. Fewer people were coming in to use the collections. And many of the collections were being made available electronically."
The new Natural Resources Library houses high-use materials from the Forestry and Entomology, Fisheries, and Wildlife collections. Low-use print materials (many of which are available electronically) were transferred to the Magrath Library or other Libraries' facilities. Students and faculty will continue to have access to the same breadth and depth of content as before, either by visiting Magrath Library or using the Get It delivery service.
Herold said that he believes the new library is generating increased use.
"I guess the general word on the street is that it's a nice place to come and to work and to study."
More about the Natural Resources Library
About Operational Excellence
Colleges, departments, and units around the University are working to reduce costs while enhancing services as part of the U's commitment to Operational Excellence.
Learn more and contribute your ideas at Excellence.umn.eduThe new Natural Resources Library, which opened in June, celebrated Oct. 10 with a grand opening event. The new librarysaves $130,000 annually in operating costs through consolidating collections in the former Forestry and Entomology, Fisheries,
The project also responded to changes in how scholars use library resources by tapping digital technologies to enhance the on-site collection and through the popular Get It delivery system. The Natural Resources Library, located in Hodson Hall on the St. Paul campus, also better supports interdisciplinary efforts and meets the demand for more study space on campus through the re-use of the former Forestry Library.
New library a hit with students
"It's got a lot of windows -- it's just a really nice place to study," said Joe Kaser, a graduate student in the entomology program. "And because of the delivery system, I can always find what I'm looking for."

"It fits in well with my program," said Gretchen Wilbrandt, a Ph.D. student in the entomology program. "It has all of the necessary resources, as well as inter-library loan to get everything I need."

"The staff are really helpful," said Hannah Specht, a graduate student in the fisheries, wildlife, and conservation biology program. Specht said she often checks out master's and Ph.D. theses related to her area of study. "I'm in this library a few times a week. I really enjoy having big windows to work next to."
Budget cuts and changes in library use prompted consolidation
Philip Herold, the research and learning director for agricultural, biological, and environmental sciences at the University of Minnesota, said that the new library represents a consolidation of the Forestry Library and the Entomology, Fisheries, and Wildlife Library.

"One of the main drivers was budgetary," Herold said. "We looked at different areas where we could make reductions. [And] the nature of the use of the library was changing over time. Fewer people were coming in to use the collections. And many of the collections were being made available electronically."

The new Natural Resources Library houses high-use materials from the Forestry and Entomology, Fisheries, and Wildlife collections. Low-use print materials (many of which are available electronically) were transferred to the Magrath Library or other Libraries' facilities. Students and faculty will continue to have access to the same breadth and depth of content as before, either by visiting Magrath Library or using the Get It delivery service.

Herold said that he believes the new library is generating increased use.

"I guess the general word on the street is that it's a nice place to come and to work and to study."